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I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9775 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mrs. Spartz (for herself, Mr. Mrvan , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Banks , Mr. Baird , Mr. Pence , Mr. Carson , Mr. Bucshon , and Mrs. Houchin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, as the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building .

1. Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building .
IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9775 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, as the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building .

1. Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9777 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Smucker , and Mr. Lopez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimate for a bill or joint resolution prepared by the Congressional Budget Office to include the cost to each United States citizen for carrying out such measure, and for other purposes.

1. Including costs to citizens of spending in CBO estimates Section 402 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Director and inserting (a) The Director ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Any estimate prepared under subsection (a) shall include an estimate of the pro rata amount for each United States citizen of the total change (if any) during the period covered by the estimate under such subsection in the following if the applicable measure is carried out: (1) Total Federal spending. (2) Total Federal debt. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9782 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Ms. Brown , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mrs. Fletcher , Mrs. Foushee , Ms. Norton , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mrs. McBath , Ms. McClellan , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Plaskett , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and Mr. Tonko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study and report on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer, particularly among women of color.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uterine Cancer Study Act of 2024 . 2. Study on relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer (a) Study The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall conduct a study on the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer, with a focus on the increased incidence of such cancer among women of color. Such study shall— (1) review significant findings and recommendations from other studies regarding the relationship between hair straighteners and uterine cancer; (2) consider impacts on women and other individuals at risk of uterine cancer from all racial and ethnic backgrounds; (3) disaggregate the results of the study under this section according to whether the hair straighteners contain dyes or coloring, bleach, highlights, or perms; and (4) determine whether the Food and Drug Administration should impose additional testing requirements on the manufacturers of hair straightening products to ensure the safety of such products. (b) Methodology Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a description of the methodology that will be used to conduct the study under this section. (c) Commencement Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall commence the study under this section. (d) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study under this section and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the results of such study. (e) Definition In this section: (1) The term hair straightener means a chemical hair straightener. (2) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to submit a briefing on efforts to meet the needs of members of the Air Force and their families at Creech Air Force Base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Understand Needs To Ensure Resilience at Creech Air Force Base Act or the HUNTER Act of 2024 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Creech Air Force Base warrants attention due to the remoteness of the installation and the specialized operational mission requirements conducted there, with limited to no services on base or nearby. (2) Members of the Armed Forces who serve at Creech Air Force Base were previously authorized assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, United States Code, to address the remote location. (3) Creech Air Force Base is not currently determined to be a remote and isolated installation for purposes of morale, welfare, and recreation, as such services are provided through Nellis Air Force Base. (4) In GAO–21–276, Military Installations: DOD Should Consider Various Support Services when Designating Sites as Remote or Isolated , the Comptroller General of the United States has recommended that the Secretary of Defense address support service access, such as housing, education services, health care and employment opportunities for remote and isolated locations. 3. Briefing on efforts to meet the needs of members of the Air Force and their families at Creech Air Force Base Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of the Air Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the following: (1) A report on the need for and status of reinstatement of assignment incentive pay under section 307a of title 37, United States Code, for members who serve at Creech Air Force Base. (2) A review of the need for and impacts of a remote and isolated designation for Creech Air Force Base to provide morale, welfare, and recreation services on base. (3) A review of the need for and impacts of designating Creech Air Force Base as a remote and isolated installation with regards to consideration for additional support services, such as housing, education services, health care and employment opportunities, as recommended in GAO–21–276.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mr. Mann (for himself, Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Comer , Ms. Budzinski , and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of foreign feedstocks for purposes of the clean fuel production credit, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act . 2. Prohibition on foreign feedstocks for clean fuel production credit (a) Prohibition on foreign feedstocks Section 45Z(f)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in clause (i)(II)(bb), by striking and at the end, (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and , and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) such fuel is derived from a feedstock which was produced or grown in the United States. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to transportation fuel sold after December 31, 2024. 3. Extension of clean fuel production credit Section 45Z(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking December 31, 2027 and inserting December 31, 2034 .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9788 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Ms. Sánchez (for herself, Mr. Gomez , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Takano , Mr. Levin , and Mr. Lieu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard veteran disability compensation or pension payments in determining income for purposes of the low income housing tax credit and qualified residential rental project bonds.

1. Treatment of veteran disability compensation or pension payments for purposes of low income housing tax credit and residential rental project bonds (a) In general Section 142(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) Veteran disability compensation or pension For purposes of determining income under this subparagraph, payments of disability compensation or pension under chapter 11 or 15 of title 38, United States Code, shall be disregarded. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to determinations made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9789 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Ms. Stansbury (for herself and Ms. Leger Fernandez ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the San Felipe Pueblo certain Federal land in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 7,167 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management designated as Proposed Conveyance—San Felipe Pueblo on the map. (2) Map The term map means the map titled Ball Ranch ACEC & Additional BLM Land and dated October 26, 2018. (3) Pueblo The term Pueblo means the San Felipe Pueblo in Sandoval County, New Mexico. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 2. Land into Trust (a) In general The Secretary shall take the Federal land into trust for the benefit of the Pueblo. (b) Easements After the Federal land is taken into trust pursuant to subsection (a), the following conditions shall continue to apply to the Federal land: (1) A perpetual easement shall allow for an access road of approximately 1.8 miles to the Baca Family inholding on the Federal land to the same extent as such access road existed on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Subject to agreement with the Pueblo, a perpetual easement to allow federally recognized Indian Tribes to access and be on the conveyed Federal land in order to access cultural sites and for cultural and religious practices on the Federal land. (3) A requirement that the Pueblo maintain the access road referred to in paragraph (1) to the same engineering standards that the Bureau of Land Management was required to maintain such road on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Grazing Any lease, permit, or contract for grazing on the Federal land that is in effect on the date that the Federal land is taken into trust under subsection (a) shall continue for the remainder of the term and subject to the terms and conditions of the grazing lease, permit, or contract and all applicable laws and regulations. (d) Gaming prohibited Land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )).
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9791 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Ms. McClellan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To ensure continuity of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces in the event of a lapse in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Military Act . 2. Continuing appropriations for pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces (a) In general There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2025 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to— (1) members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period; (2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1); and (3) contractors of the Department of Defense (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy) whom the Secretary concerned determines are providing support to members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1). (b) Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until the first of the following occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in subsection (a). (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2026. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms active service , Armed Forces , and inactive-duty training have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term reserve components means the components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Defense with respect to the Department of Defense; and (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9792 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mrs. Sykes (for herself, Ms. Brown , and Ms. McClellan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide appropriations for the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 during the first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feed Our Families Act of 2024 . 2. Appropriations for SNAP during first lapse in appropriations in a fiscal year In the case of any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2024, there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) for the first 90-day period beginning on the first day of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for carrying out such Act for such fiscal year: Provided , That such funds shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided further, That such funds shall remain available until expended.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2024 Mr. Torres of New York (for himself and Mr. Garbarino ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Foreign Gifts Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on gifts from certain countries The Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 117 the following: 117A. Prohibition on gifts from certain countries (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, an institution of higher education that receives funds under this Act may not receive a gift from— (1) a country that, as of such date of enactment, has provided material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as determined by the Secretary of State; or (2) China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran. (b) Reporting In order to continue to be eligible to receive funds under this Act, an institution described in subsection (a) must, for each instance where such institution is offered a gift from a country described in such subsection, report such offer to the Secretary. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Material support The term material support has the meaning given the term material support and resources in section 2339A(b) of title 18, United States Code. (2) Foreign terrorist organization The term foreign terrorist organization means an entity designated by the Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9795 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Ms. Perez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To authorize a pilot program for the making of 90-year, zero interest loans for the purchase of real estate to be used for agricultural production for 90 years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Optimize Markets and Encourage Generational Resilience through Ownership, Workmanship, and Nurturing Soil Health Act or the HOMEGROWN Soil Health Act . 2. Pilot program of 90 -year, zero interest loans for the purchase of real estate to be used for agricultural production for 90 years (a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as the Secretary ) shall— (1) conduct a pilot program under which loans are made by the Secretary to eligible farmers for the purchase of eligible cropland; and (2) monitor the productivity of eligible cropland purchased pursuant to the pilot program. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible farmer The term eligible farmer means a farmer who— (A) has participated in the business operations of a farm or ranch for not less than 10 years; or (B) has other acceptable experience, as determined by the Secretary. (2) Eligible land The term eligible cropland — (A) means private or tribal land on which fruits or vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, or nursery crops (including floriculture) are grown; (B) includes other land incidental to land described in paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that including the other land is necessary for the efficient administration of a loan to be made under this section; (C) not more than 2 percent of the surface of which is impervious; and (D) the total area of which does not exceed 160 acres. (c) Location of loan recipients The Secretary shall make loans under this section to recipients in 5 regions of the United States selected by the Secretary, and the loan recipients in each region shall all be located within a single radius of 100 miles. (d) Zero-Interest loan A loan under this section shall not bear interest. (e) Loan term A loan under this section shall be repayable during a term of 90 years. (f) Loan condition As a condition of making a loan under this section, the Secretary shall require the borrower to use the cropland in a manner described in subsection (b)(2)(A) throughout the 90-year period that begins with the date the loan is made, and if that condition is violated, to repay the Secretary an amount equal to 101 percent of the fair market value of the cropland at the time of the violation. (g) Regulations The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. (h) Effective date This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section. (i) Termination The authority provided by this section shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the effective date of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Alford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business , and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , 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 require Federal agencies with an SBIR or STTR program to enhance their outreach to rural communities with respect to such programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Innovation and Small Business Support Act . 2. SBIR and STTR program rural community outreach Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Modification relating to rural outreach Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection to require each Federal agency participating in the SBIR program to enhance the outreach efforts of such Federal agency to rural communities to increase the participation of small business concerns located in rural communities in the SBIR program, including by ensuring that such Federal agency conducts outreach efforts with respect to the SBIR program in rural communities. ; and (2) in subsection (p), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Modification relating to rural outreach Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection to require each Federal agency participating in the STTR program to enhance the outreach efforts of such Federal agency to rural communities to increase the participation of small business concerns located in rural communities in the STTR program, including by ensuring that such Federal agency conducts outreach efforts with respect to the STTR program in rural communities. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9798 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Arrington introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce , Agriculture , Natural Resources , Financial Services , Science, Space, and Technology , Transportation and Infrastructure , and Oversight and Accountability , 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 provide a short title for the law commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act .

1. Short title for Inflation Reduction Act Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act) is amended by inserting before title I the following: 1. Short title This Act may be referred to as the Lied about Inflation and Energy Dependence Act of 2022 or the LIED Act of 2022 . .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9800 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain amounts received as a bonus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Working Class Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2024 . 2. Deduction for bonuses (a) In general (1) Deduction allowed Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new section: 224. Bonuses (a) In general There shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to so much of any bonus received by an individual as does not exceed 15 percent of such individual’s non-bonus wages from the same employer for the taxable year. (b) Limitation No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any taxpayer whose adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds— (1) in the case of a married couple filing jointly, $200,000, (2) in the case of a head of household, $150,000, or (3) in the case of any other individual, $100,000. (c) Termination No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amounts received after December 31, 2029. . (2) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by redesignating the item relating to section 224 as relating to section 225 and by inserting after the item relating to section 223 the following new item: Sec. 224. Bonuses. . (b) Deduction allowed to non-Itemizers Section 63(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) the deduction provided in section 224. . (c) Non-Application of certain limitations for itemizers (1) Deduction not treated as a miscellaneous itemized deduction Section 67(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) the deduction under section 224 (relating to bonuses). . (2) Deduction not taken into account under overall limitation Section 68(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) the deduction under section 224 (relating to bonuses). . (d) Withholding The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall modify the tables and procedures prescribed under section 3402(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to take into account the deduction allowed under section 224 of such Code (as added by this Act). (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Bean of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to verify whether a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing the provider a unique health identifier, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical License Verification Act . 2. Requirement to verify that a health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing a unique health identifier Section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Verification of license in good standing Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish and implement an automated system that enables the Secretary to verify whether a person described in section 1172(a)(3) who is an applicant for a unique health identifier and who claims in the application to be licensed in a State is actually licensed in that State and that such license is in good standing. Such verification shall be done before providing the applicant with such an identifier. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9804 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen , and Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorized the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain veterans for whom urns were previously furnished when such veterans are interred with other eligible individual, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Loved Ones Interment Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs headstones and markers for certain cremated veterans interred with other eligible individuals Section 2306(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; (2) by striking If the Secretary and inserting (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B): (B) In the case of a deceased individual referred to in subsection (a) who is cremated and for whom an urn or commemorative plaque is furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may also furnish a headstone or marker for the individual if— (i) the individual is interred at the same burial site as another individual referred to in section 2402(a) of this title; (ii) the headstone or marker furnished includes information about both such individuals; and (iii) the inclusion of such information does not increase the cost of the headstone or marker beyond the maximum amount permitted under law. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer , and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to permit the assumption of loans under the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Homeownership Continuity Act of 2024 . 2. Assumption of loans under the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program Section 502(h)(10) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(10) ) is amended to read as follows: (10) Rulemaking with respect to assumption of guaranteed loans (A) In general The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, issue a rule that establishes a process though which— (i) a guaranteed loan, and the obligations, rights, and interests associated with such loan, may be assumed by a qualified borrower to whom the current borrower transfers the property for which the guaranteed loan was made; and (ii) the borrower who transfers the property for which the guaranteed loan was made, and any co-borrower or guarantor of such borrower, are relieved of liability with respect to the guaranteed loan. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9815 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to establish a pilot program to help State prisons and local jails improve the documentation of incarcerated veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Involved Veterans Support Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Approximately 181,000 veterans are incarcerated in the United States. (2) More than half of all veterans involved in the criminal justice system suffer from a mental health condition or substance abuse disorder. (3) Such veterans may be at a greater risk for suicide. (4) Veterans released from incarceration have specialized needs and face different issues relating to reentry into society. 3. Pilot program to improve documentation of incarcerated veterans (a) Establishment The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program to provide grants and technical assistance to State prisons and local jails to improve documentation of whether inmates of such institutions are veterans. (b) Purpose The purposes of the pilot program are the following: (1) To assist the Secretary in providing benefits to incarcerated veterans under laws administered by the Secretary. (2) To assist veterans affairs offices of States in providing benefits to incarcerated veterans under laws administered by such offices. (3) To increase the number of veterans involved in the criminal justice system whose cases are diverted to veterans treatment courts. (c) Priority In selecting grant recipients under the pilot program, the Attorney General shall give priority to State prisons and local jails located in— (1) States that contain the greatest populations of veterans per capita; (2) States with the highest rates of veterans living in poverty; and (3) jurisdictions that contain a veterans treatment court or veterans diversion program. (d) Definitions In this section, the terms veterans treatment court and veterans diversion program mean a State or local court that is participating in the veterans treatment court program (as defined in section 2991(i)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; 34 U.S.C. 10651(i)(1) ).
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Davis of North Carolina (for himself and Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To revise the dollar amount limitations for rural housing repair loans under section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Housing Assistance Act . 2. Section 504 rural housing repair loans Section 504(a) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1474(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: The maximum aggregate amount of outstanding loans under this section to one household for one dwelling shall not exceed $80,000, the maximum aggregate amount of grants under this section to one household for one dwelling shall not exceed $20,000, and the maximum aggregate amount of loans and grants under this section to one household for one dwelling shall not exceed $100,000. ; and (2) in the fourth sentence, by striking $7,500 and inserting $15,000 .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9823 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2024 . 2. Waiving certain distance requirements for certain hospitals electing to be designated as critical access hospitals (a) In general Section 1820(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–4(c)(2)(B)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (I), by striking or at the end; (2) in subclause (II), by adding or at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) with respect to designations occurring during the 1-year period beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subclause, is a rural community hospital (as defined in subsection (f) of section 410A of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003) that was participating in the demonstration program established under such section as of such date of enactment. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 410A(f)(1)(A)(iv) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking is not and all that follows through the period and inserting is not a critical access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security Act). .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9825 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Head Start Act to include TANF, SSI, SNAP, WIC, and federal housing assistance as eligible public assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2024 . 2. Definition Section 637 of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9832 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (25) and (26) as paragraphs (26) and (27), respectively, and (2) by inserting after paragraph (24) the following: (25) The term public assistance , as defined by the Secretary, shall include— (A) assistance received under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ); (B) benefits received under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ); (C) supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits received under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ); (D) the nutrition assistance program (NAP) under section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2018 ) and the food distribution program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) under section 4(a) of the Consumer Protection Act of 1973 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c note); (E) State-funded food assistance programs, with income eligibility standards identical or substantially identical to those of the supplemental nutrition assistance program under of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ); (F) assistance received under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 et seq. ); (G) assistance received under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f et seq. ); and (H) additional benefits and assistance provided under Federal law as determined by the Secretary. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Golden of Maine introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To impose additional duties on imports of goods into the United States.

1. Imposition of additional duties on imports of goods into the United States (a) In general The President shall— (1) impose a duty on imports of any good into the United States in an amount equal to 10 percent ad valorem of the good for each calendar year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) for each calendar year beginning after the calendar year referred to in paragraph (1)— (A) if the United States has a deficit in the trade of goods and services generally for the immediately preceding calendar year, increase the duty imposed under paragraph (1) on such good by an additional amount equal to 5 percent ad valorem of the good; or (B) if the United States has a balance or surplus in the trade of goods and services generally for the immediately preceding calendar year, decrease the duty imposed under paragraph (1) on such good by an amount equal to 5 percent ad valorem of the good for each calendar year beginning after the calendar year referred to in paragraph (1), except that the duty imposed under paragraph (1) on such good shall not be reduced below $0. (b) Duties To be considered additional duties The duty required by subsection (a) with respect to a good is in addition to any other duty imposed by law with respect to the good.
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9830 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports containing adverse items of information about a consumer that resulted from that consumer being unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Credit for American Hostages Act . 2. Adverse information about consumers unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad (a) In general The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 605C the following: 605D. Adverse information about consumers unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered consumer The term covered consumer means an individual who has been— (A) a United States national unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, as determined under section 302(a) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741(a) ); or (B) a United States national taken hostage abroad, as determined by the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established by section 304 that Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741b ). (2) Detention or hostage documentation The term detention or hostage documentation means documentation that— (A) certifies a consumer is a covered consumer under this section; (B) identifies the time period during which the covered consumer was unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad; and (C) is authenticated by— (i) the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs established by section 303 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741a ); or (ii) the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established by section 304 of that Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741b ). (b) Adverse information If a consumer reporting agency described in section 603(p) is able to authenticate detention or hostage documentation provided by a covered consumer, the consumer reporting agency may not furnish a consumer report containing any adverse item of information about the covered consumer dating from the time period the covered consumer was unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents of the Fair Credit Reporting Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 605C the following: 605D. Adverse information about consumers unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad. .
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9833 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Ms. Jacobs (for herself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Military Families’ Voices Act . 2. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing Section 2890(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking (1) A tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit may not be required to sign and inserting A landlord may not request that a tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign ; and (B) in the first sentence, by inserting or in connection with the provision by the landlord of services related to the housing unit before the period; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9834 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2024 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Reclamation feasibility standards The term reclamation feasibility standards means the eligibility criteria and feasibility study requirements described in section 106 of the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 2405 ). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) Western Dakota Regional Water System The term Western Dakota Regional Water System means the Western Dakota Regional Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation established and operated substantially in accordance with the reclamation feasibility standards to serve as a non-Federal project entity for purposes of the cooperative agreement entered into under section 3(b). 3. Western South Dakota water supply project feasibility study (a) Study (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the West Dakota Water Development District, through a cooperative agreement, may undertake a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from the Missouri River to the Western Dakota Regional Water System. (2) Requirement The study under paragraph (1) shall comply with the reclamation feasibility standards. (b) Cooperative agreement If the Secretary determines that the study under subsection (a) does not comply with the reclamation feasibility standards, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the Western Dakota Regional Water System to complete additional work to ensure that the study under that subsection complies with the reclamation feasibility standards. (c) Federal share The Federal share of the total costs of carrying out the feasibility study under this section shall not exceed 50 percent. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $10,000,000. (e) Termination of authority The authority provided by this section expires on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.