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No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

Bill: 119-hr-260
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign loans and debt

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act

This bill requires the Department of State to develop and implement a strategy to discourage foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations from providing financial or material support to the Taliban, including by using U.S.-provided foreign assistance to discourage countries and organizations from providing such support to the Taliban.

The State Department must report to Congress on (1) foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations that have provided financial or material support to the Taliban and U.S. efforts to oppose such support; (2) the strategy to discourage such support and a plan for the strategy's implementation; (3) U.S.-funded direct cash assistance programs in Afghanistan; and (4) the Afghan Fund, including Taliban influence over Da Afghanistan Bank (the Afghan central bank).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-06-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2843-2844)
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2843-2844)
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 260.
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2843-2845)
action_date: 2025-06-23
text: Mr. Burchett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-261
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from enforcing certain permit requirements for activities related to undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuaries. 

Specifically, Commerce may not prohibit or require an authorization for any covered activities related to undersea fiber optic cables if a license, lease, or permit has been issued by a state or federal agency to authorize the covered activity. Covered activities are the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary.

The bill also authorizes Commerce to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to engage in interagency cooperation regarding federal agency actions that are likely to destroy, cause the loss of, or injure a resource in a national marine sanctuary and involve covered activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-07-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.
action_date: 2025-07-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-181.
action_date: 2025-07-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-181.
action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
action_date: 2025-01-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held
action_date: 2025-01-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Reforestation Act

Bill: 119-hr-262
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Forests, forestry, trees
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act

Bill: 119-hr-263
Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act

This bill provides for criminal penalties for certain conduct that interferes with U.S. border control measures.

Specifically, a person who knowingly transmits the location or activities of law enforcement with the intent to further a crime related to immigration, customs, controlled substances, or other border controls may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. A person who knowingly damages or destroys a device deployed to control the border or a port of entry may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years.

Additionally, the bill provides for enhanced punishment for carrying or using a firearm in connection with certain criminal immigration violations such as assisting a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) who is inadmissible due to a felony conviction enter the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Train EATS Act

Bill: 119-hr-264
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Train Establishment of Appetizing Table Service Act or the Train EATS Act 

This bill requires Amtrak to provide a range of dining services to passengers on overnight routes.

Specifically, Amtrak must make available (1) traditional dining (i.e., table service), to the extent practicable; and (2) an alternative food and beverage service that is more affordable than traditional dining.

On each overnight route, Amtrak must offer any traditional dining capacity not otherwise used by first-class or business-class passengers to passengers in coach class for a fee. 

In addition, Amtrak must ensure that traditional dining on overnight routes includes (1) a healthy meal option, and (2) the option for passengers to preorder meals that satisfy their dietary restrictions.

The Department of Transportation must issue any necessary regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Train FOOD Act

Bill: 119-hr-265
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Train Furtherance of Outstanding Onboard Dining Act or the Train FOOD Act

This bill directs Amtrak to establish an advisory committee to provide internal review for Amtrak's implementation of the Amtrak Food and Beverage Working Group (FBWG) recommendations to improve onboard food and beverage service.

The Amtrak advisory committee must submit an annual report to Congress on the status of Amtrak's implementation of each of the FBWG recommendations. The advisory committee's annual reports must be publicly available on an Amtrak website.

In addition, the Government Accountability Office must submit a report to Congress describing Amtrak's progress in implementing each FBWG report recommendation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-266
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adult education and literacy
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 

2025

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and otherwise revises TRIO programs. (These outreach and student-services programs identify and provide services to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.)

Among other revisions to the programs, the bill

prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from rejecting TRIO grant applications based on certain errors;

requires ED to provide additional technical assistance to interested grant applicants;

revises the outcome criteria for measuring the quality and effectiveness of the programs, including those programs specifically designed for veterans;

allows program administrators to use a student's most recent Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine TRIO program eligibility; and

increases the maximum stipend for students participating in the Upward Bound Program or the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

Bill: 119-hr-267
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act or the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act

 
 This bill provides statutory authority for requirements for hospitals and health insurance plans to disclose certain information about the costs for items and services.
 
 Specifically, hospitals must publish in their list of standard charges certain rates negotiated with insurers, discounts for cash payments, and billing codes. Further, hospitals generally must publish the standard charges for the services provided by the hospital that may be scheduled in advance.
 
 Additionally, insurance plans must publish the in-network and out-of-network charges for covered items and services and the negotiated prices for covered prescription drugs. Plans must provide a tool for consumers to search for this cost information. Consumers also may request additional information about the costs of specific items or services under their plans.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
STOP MADURO Act

Bill: 119-hr-268
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal officials
Foreign property
Latin America
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Securing Timely Opportunities for Payment and Maximizing Awards for Detaining Unlawful Regime Officials Act of 2025 or the STOP MADURO Act

This bill authorizes the Department of State to pay a reward of up to $100 million for certain information directly leading to the arrest and conviction of Nicolas Maduro Moros. 

For example, under the bill, the State Department may pay such a reward to one or more individuals who furnish information directly leading to Maduro's arrest and conviction in any country for specified narcotics-related offenses. 

The bill also requires that any such payment come solely from the liquidation of assets that the U.S. President or the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has withheld pursuant to specified laws and executive orders from Maduro, officials of the Maduro regime, and their co-conspirators.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 119-hr-269
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the waiver of costs of activities relating to evacuation of United States citizens when their lives are endangered by war or acts of terrorism.

Bill: 119-hr-270
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to waive the requirement for U.S. citizens to repay the costs of evacuation from foreign countries when their lives are endangered by war or acts of terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-271
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Family planning and birth control
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 

2025

This bill restricts federal funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any of its affiliates or clinics for one year.

Specifically, it prohibits providing federal funding to those entities unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide funds to entities that perform, abortions during that year. If the certification requirement is not met, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture must recoup any federal assistance received by those entities.

However, the bill's funding restriction does not apply to abortions performed in cases of rape or incest or when necessary to resolve a physical condition that endangers a woman's life.

The bill also provides additional funding for community health centers for the one-year period. These funds are subject to the same abortion-related restrictions and exceptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-272
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2025

This bill requires entities receiving federal funds to certify that they will not, subject to certain exceptions, perform abortions or provide funding to other entities that perform abortions.

The bill provides exceptions for abortions performed in cases of rape or incest or when necessary to resolve a physical condition that endangers a woman's life.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-273
Sponsor: Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols as outlined in the January 25, 2019, memo titled 
Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols
.

(The protocols generally required aliens who are not clearly admissible, including those seeking asylum, arriving by land along the U.S.-Mexico border to be returned to Mexico while their immigration proceedings are pending, rather than remain in the United States. On January 21, 2021, DHS stopped applying the protocols to newly-arrived individuals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Sunset Chevron Act

Bill: 119-hr-274
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Matthew Lawrence Perna Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-277
Sponsor: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Protest and dissent

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
BROADBAND Leadership Act

Bill: 119-hr-278
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 

Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory Leadership Act or the BROADBAND Leadership Act

This bill limits the authority of a state or locality to regulate the placement, construction, or modification of telecommunications service facilities.

States and localities may not discriminate in such regulations among providers of telecommunications services, including based on the technology used to provide services. In addition, states and localities may not regulate in a manner that effectively prohibits the provision or improvement of interstate or intrastate telecommunications services.

However, states and localities may charge reasonable, cost-based fees (1) to review requests to place, construct, or modify telecommunications service facilities; or (2) for the use of property owned or managed by the state or locality for the placement, construction, or modification of those facilities.

States or localities must respond to requests to place, construct, or modify facilities and for other related actions by specified deadlines. Such deadlines may only be tolled by a mutual agreement between the applicant and the state or locality, or in the event that the application is incomplete and requires a supplemental submission. If a decision is not made by the deadline, the request is deemed to be approved. Further, denials of requests must be made in writing, supported by evidence, and promptly released to the public.

A person adversely affected by an alleged violation of these provisions may petition the courts for expedited review of the actions of the state or locality.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-279
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Introduced in House