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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1365 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the awarding of contracts and grants to companies beneficially owned by special Government employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Federal Payments to Companies Controlled by Special Government Employees Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on awarding of contracts and grants to companies beneficially owned by special Government employees (a) In general An executive agency may not award a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or make any payment related to a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, to a company of which any covered beneficial owner was a special Government employee on or after January 1, 2025, unless the individual who is such a beneficial owner of such company immediately ceases to be a special Government employee and is not a special Government employee at any time during the 365 days following the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Company The term company means any— (A) corporation, company, limited liability company, limited partnership, business trust, or business association; or (B) entity that is similar to an entity described in subparagraph (A). (2) Covered beneficial owner The term covered beneficial owner means an individual who, with respect to a company— (A) is a beneficial owner of the company, as determined pursuant to section 240.13d–3 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on December 20, 2019; and (B) owns, directly or indirectly, 5 percent or more of the equity securities of the company. (3) Equity security The term equity security has the meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). (4) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. (5) Special Government employee The term special Government employee has the meaning given the term in section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1366 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To protect, for current and future generations, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and interconnected Federal land and waters, including Voyageurs National Park, within the Rainy River Watershed in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal of certain Federal land and waters in the State of Minnesota (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Map The term Map means the map attached to Public Land Order No. 7917 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)). (2) Boundary The term Boundary means the boundary labeled Withdrawal Application Boundary in the legend of the figure entitled Withdrawal application area and identified as figure 1, as included in the environmental assessment prepared by the Forest Service entitled Rainy River Withdrawal Environmental Assessment and dated June 2022. (b) Withdrawal Except as provided in subsection (c), subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 225,504 acres of Federal land and waters in the Rainy River Watershed of the Superior National Forest in the State of Minnesota, as depicted on the Map (including any land or waters or interest in land or waters that are acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act within the Boundary), are withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Removal of sand, gravel, granite, iron ore, and taconite The Chief of the Forest Service may permit the removal of sand, gravel, granite, iron ore, and taconite from National Forest System land within the area withdrawn under subsection (b) if the Chief of the Forest Service determines that the removal is not detrimental to the water quality, air quality, and health of the forest habitat within the Rainy River Watershed. (d) Availability of Map and figure The Map and the figure depicting the Boundary shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1371 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Boozman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the number of eligible shareholders of an S corporation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the S-Corporation Additional Participation Act of 2025 or the S-CAP Act of 2025 . 2. Increase in number of shareholders to qualify as an S corporation (a) In general Section 1361(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 100 and inserting 250 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Van Hollen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation eligible to receive certain grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Funding Eligibility Act or the USRC Funding Eligibility Act . 2. Eligibility of Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to receive certain grants (a) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants (1) Eligibility The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation shall be eligible to receive grants under the program for national infrastructure investments (commonly known as the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program and formerly known as the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program ) carried out by the Department of Transportation. (2) Federal share The Federal share of a grant under a program described in paragraph (1) to the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation shall be 100 percent. (b) National infrastructure project assistance grants Section 6701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking (G) and inserting (H) ; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation; and ; and (2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following: (4) Exception Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the total amount awarded for a project under the program awarded to the entity described in subsection (a)(2)(H) shall be 100 percent of the total eligible project costs described in subsection (h). . (c) Consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvement grants Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (14) The Union Station Redevelopment Corporation. ; and (2) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting , except that with respect to the entity described in subsection (b)(14) the Federal share shall be 100 percent before the period. (d) Federal-State partnership for intercity passenger rail grants Section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking or at the end; (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking (G) and inserting (H) ; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation; or ; and (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: (4) Exception The total amount awarded for a project under the program awarded to the entity described in subsection (a)(1)(H) shall be 100 percent. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1375 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Hagerty introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations with respect to returns relating to payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, as in effect prior to the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act of 2025 or the SNOOP Act of 2025 . 2. Reinstatement of exception for de minimis payments as in effect prior to enactment of American Rescue Plan Act (a) In general Section 6050W(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (e) Exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations A third party settlement organization shall be required to report any information under subsection (a) with respect to third party network transactions of any participating payee only if— (1) the amount which would otherwise be reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such transactions exceeds $20,000, and (2) the aggregate number of such transactions exceeds 200. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 9674(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act. 3. Application of de minimis rule for third party network transactions to backup withholding (a) In general Section 3406(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Other reportable payments include payments in settlement of third party network transactions only where aggregate transactions exceed reporting threshold for the calendar year (A) In general Any payment in settlement of a third party network transaction required to be shown on a return required under section 6050W which is made during any calendar year shall be treated as a reportable payment only if— (i) the aggregate number of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the number of transactions specified in section 6050W(e)(2), and (ii) the aggregate amount of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the dollar amount specified in section 6050W(e)(1) at the time of such payment. (B) Exception if third party network transactions made in prior year were reportable Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to payments to any participating payee during any calendar year if one or more payments in settlement of third party network transactions made by the payor to the participating payee during the preceding calendar year were reportable payments. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2024.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1376 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Warnock , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2025 . 2. Findings Congress finds that the Benton MacKaye Trail— (1) is a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles over some of the most renowned forests and mountains in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina; (2) showcases a wide variety of scenic views, including high-elevation peaks, mature forests, and secluded waterfalls; (3) passes through wilderness that is rich with biodiversity; (4) passes through six designated Wilderness Areas, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the Chattahoochee-Oconee, Cherokee, and Nantahala National Forests; (5) provides a wide array of easily accessible hikes for novice and intermediate hikers, as well as more challenging trails for backpacking; (6) supports economic opportunities for numerous rural communities which benefit from the visitors of the trail spending their money on accommodations, food, and outdoor supplies; (7) runs from Springer Mountain in Georgia, through Tennessee, and extends through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina; (8) is physically accessible; and (9) can be maintained at a minimal cost because— (A) the Benton MacKaye Trail has been maintained at its current length since 2005; (B) 95 percent of the Benton MacKaye Trail is located on Federal land; and (C) the Benton MacKaye Trail has been successfully constructed, maintained, and managed by the Benton MacKaye Trail Association since 1980. 3. Benton mackaye national scenic trail feasibility study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (50) Benton Mackaye Trail (A) In general The Benton MacKaye Trail, a scenic, nonmotorized trail that traverses approximately 287 miles in the States of Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. (B) Study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with interested organizations, including the Benton MacKaye Trail Association, shall complete and submit to Congress the feasibility study for designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a national scenic trail. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Maintenance of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Section 5 of the Act of April 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 54, chapter 41; 16 U.S.C. 245 ), is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through The Administration and inserting the following: 5. Administration, protection, and development (a) In general The administration ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Maintenance of horses (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ) shall maintain a genetically diverse herd of horses in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (referred to in this subsection as the Park ), with a population of not fewer than 150 horses. (2) Management plan (A) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop a plan to provide for the management of horses in the Park. (B) Requirements The plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall provide for the cost-effective management of the horses in the Park while ensuring that natural resources within the Park are not adversely impacted. (3) Removal The Secretary shall not remove, or assist in or permit the removal of, any horses from Federal land within the boundaries of the Park— (A) unless the removal is carried out as part of a plan to maintain a genetically diverse herd of horses; or (B) except— (i) in the case of emergency; or (ii) to protect public health and safety. (4) Monitoring and assessment The Secretary shall annually monitor, assess, and make available to the public findings regarding the population, structure, and health of the horses in the Park. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the conservation reserve enhancement program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2025 . 2. Conservation reserve enhancement program (a) In general Section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (other than an agreement described in subsection (e)) after this subchapter ; (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(vi), by inserting or other appropriate practices, such as dryland agricultural uses and grazing, after conservation practices ; (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (5) Variable allocation An owner or operator may elect to determine the amounts of annual payments under this section allocated to each year of the agreement under subsection (b)(1). (6) Drought and water conservation agreements (A) Retirement of water rights In the case of an agreement described in subsection (e) that includes a permanent retirement of water rights, the payment rates for annual payments shall be equal to the irrigated acre payment rates determined by the Secretary. (B) Dryland agricultural uses (i) In general In the case of an agreement described in subsection (e) that permits dryland agricultural uses pursuant to paragraph (2) of that subsection, the payment rates for annual payments shall be equal to the difference between— (I) the irrigated acre payment rates determined by the Secretary; and (II) the dryland acre payment rates determined by the Secretary. (ii) Retroactive application In the case of an agreement covered by clause (i) entered into before the date of enactment of this paragraph under which the payment rate is lower than the payment rate that would be calculated for the agreement under that clause, the Secretary shall modify the agreement by calculating the payment rate in accordance with that clause. ; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking may— and inserting shall— ; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting (including agricultural land on which a continuous crop or crop rotation is maintained) after agricultural land ; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking with the adoption of best management practices on and inserting in accordance with a conservation plan adopted with respect to ; and (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting subject to subsection (c)(6), before calculate . (b) Exemption from payment limitation Section 1234(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3834(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Conservation reserve enhancement program Paragraph (1) shall not apply to rental payments received under agreements entered into under section 1231A. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act . 2. Revising certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals (a) In general Section 1877 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting (other than a covered rural hospital (as defined in subsection (h))) after a hospital ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(D), by inserting in the case of a hospital other than a covered rural hospital (as defined in subsection (h)), before the hospital ; and (2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Covered rural hospital (A) In general The term covered rural hospital means a hospital that— (i) is located in a rural area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)); and (ii) as of the date that such hospital enrolls under this title, meets the criteria described in clause (i)(I) of section 1820(c)(2)(B). (B) Clarification Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as requiring a covered rural hospital to meet any other criteria under section 1820(c)(2)(B). . (b) Allowing for expansion of existing physician-Owned hospitals Section 1877(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395nn(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking in paragraph (3) and inserting in paragraph (3) or (7) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Sunset of expansion prohibition The requirement described in paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply beginning on the date of the enactment of this paragraph. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1394 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Ms. Smith (for herself, Mrs. Murray , Ms. Warren , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Fetterman , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Merkley , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide enhanced funding for family planning services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act . 2. Title X Clinic Fund (a) In general There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Office of the Secretary ), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ) (referred to in this section as title X clinics ). (b) Funding There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035— (1) $512,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on funding (1) Prohibition No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1403 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To require the Discovery space shuttle to be transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act . 2. Transfer of Discovery space shuttle to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, under the direction of the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (referred to in this Act as the Administrator ), the Discovery space shuttle shall be transferred from the Smithsonian Institution's Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum, near Washington, DC, to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. (b) Plan (1) In general The Administrator and the Smithsonian Institution shall jointly develop a plan to transfer the Discovery space shuttle under subsection (a), which shall include an estimated timeline and cost estimate for such transfer. (2) Submission to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Smithsonian Institution shall submit to Congress the plan developed under paragraph (1). (c) Transfer of title to NASA Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Discovery space shuttle is transferred under subsection (a), the Smithsonian Institution shall transfer the title to the shuttle to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (d) Public exhibition On the transfer of the Discovery space shuttle under subsection (a)— (1) the shuttle shall be placed on public exhibition to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning at a location not more than 5 miles from the Johnson Space Center; and (2) the Johnson Space Center shall be responsible for oversight of the shuttle until the date on which the shuttle is transferred to a nonprofit entity under subsection (e). (e) Role of nonprofit entity On any date after the transfer of title under subsection (c), the Administrator shall transfer the title to the Discovery space shuttle to a nonprofit entity designated by the Administrator, on the condition that the nonprofit entity shall maintain the shuttle on public exhibition to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning in a location not more than 5 miles from the Johnson Space Center. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section, which shall be in addition to any amounts authorized to be appropriated by any other Act, and may be requested by the President as supplemental requirements, if needed, in the appropriate fiscal years.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1413 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act.

1. Additional funding for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (a) Authorization of appropriations To implement Settlement Section 10009 of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1355) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking $250,000,000 and inserting $750,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking $250,000,000 and inserting $750,000,000 . (b) Authorization of appropriations for Friant Division improvements Section 10203(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1367) is amended by striking $50,000,000 and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000”.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1414 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that clinical studies required for licensure of biological products as biosimilar shall not be required to include the assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act . 2. Assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy in clinical studies required for licensure of biological products as biosimilar (a) In general Section 351(k)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(k)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I)— (A) in item (bb), by striking and at the end; and (B) by striking item (cc) and inserting the following (cc) a clinical study or studies assessing pharmacokinetics that are sufficient to demonstrate safety, purity, and potency; and (dd) subject to clause (iv), a clinical study or studies that are sufficient to demonstrate safety, purity, and potency in 1 or more appropriate conditions of use for which the reference product is licensed and intended to be used and for which licensure is sought for the biological product; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Clinical studies (I) In general Subject to subclause (II), the Secretary may determine, in the Secretary's discretion, that a clinical study required under clause (i)(I)(dd) shall include the assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy. (II) Requirement The Secretary may only require the assessment of immunogenicity, pharmacodynamics, or comparative clinical efficacy pursuant to a determination under subclause (I) if the Secretary provides to the applicant notice of the requirement, including a written justification of the basis for such determination, not later than the earliest date on which the applicant may file the application under this subsection. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an application submitted under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(k) ) on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1415 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. McCormick , Mr. Gallego , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Crapo , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend section 3(b)(4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude certain disability benefits from income for the purposes of determining eligibility for the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act . 2. Exclusion of certain disability benefits Section 3(b)(4)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and (2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: (iv) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19), any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to the income in the definition of adjusted income; (v) for the purpose of determining income eligibility with respect to any household receiving rental assistance under the supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) as it relates to eligibility for other types of housing assistance, any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, received by a veteran, except that this exclusion shall not apply to income in the definition of adjusted income; . 3. Treatment of certain disability benefits (a) In general When determining the eligibility of a veteran to rent a residential dwelling unit constructed on Department property on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for which assistance is provided as part of a housing assistance program administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall exclude from income any disability benefits received under chapter 11 or chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code by such person. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (2) Department property The term Department property has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title 38, United States Code.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1416 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reduction of Excess Business Holding Accrual Act . 2. Certain purchases of employee-owned stock disregarded for purposes of foundation tax on excess business holdings (a) In general Section 4943(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clauses: (v) For purposes of clause (i), subparagraph (D), and paragraph (2), any voting stock which— (I) is not readily tradable on an established securities market, (II) is purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2020, from an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in which employees of such business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from such plan, and (III) is held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired, shall be treated as outstanding voting stock, but only to the extent so treating such stock would not result in permitted holdings exceeding 49 percent (determined without regard to this clause). The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the purchase of stock from a plan during the 10-year period beginning on the date the plan is established. (vi) Clause (ii) shall not apply with respect to any decrease in the percentage of holdings in a business enterprise by reason of the application of clause (v). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1419 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to the eligibility of youth sports facilities for certain grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Youth Sports Facilities Act of 2024 . 2. Youth sports facility eligibility Section 201 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3141 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting youth sports, after public service, ; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting or youth sports facilities after facilities ; and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (7), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (9) address and mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of sedentary lifestyles and obesity on the health of a community by improving access to recreational space, including by developing youth sports facilities serving the community; (10) benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in active lifestyle infrastructure; (11) primarily serve children who— (A) are from low-income families in rural or underserved communities; (B) lack access to indoor or outdoor facilities for covered physical education and sports activities; and (C) live or attend school in communities with high rates of opioid use disorders or community violence; (12) support youth sports and recreation to spur economic development, with a focus on urban and rural communities lacking facilities; or (13) promote job creation through youth sports facilities and adjacent businesses that support such facilities. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1420 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Warren , Mr. Welch , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Sanders , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to increase the amount of reimbursements under the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025 . 2. Reimbursements under child and adult care food program (a) In general Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), by inserting and subject to paragraph (7) after subsection (f)(3) each place it appears; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (7) Additional reimbursement Beginning on the first day of the first month that begins after the date of enactment of the Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025 , each meal and supplement served under this section shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents (as adjusted pursuant to section 11(a)). ; (2) in subsection (o)(3)(A), in the first sentence, by striking consulation and inserting consultation ; and (3) in subsection (r)(4)(B)(ii), by striking subsection (c)(3) and inserting paragraphs (3) and (7) of subsection (c) . (b) Reimbursement of family or group day care home sponsoring organizations Section 17(f)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (ii)— (i) in the heading, by striking Tier i family or group day care homes and inserting Calculation of reimbursement ; (ii) by striking subclause (I); (iii) by redesignating subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively; (iv) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated)— (I) by striking subclause (III), a tier I and inserting subclause (II), a ; and (II) by striking , except that and all that follows through section 9 ; (v) in subclause (II) (as so redesignated)— (I) by striking subclause (IV) and inserting subclause (III) ; and (II) by striking subclause (II) and inserting subclause (I) ; and (vi) by adding at the end the following: (IV) Additional reimbursement The additional reimbursement amount required under subsection (c)(7) shall apply to the reimbursements of meals and supplements under this subparagraph. ; and (B) by striking clause (iii); and (2) by striking subparagraph (E).
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1422 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Fischer , Ms. Slotkin , Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Ricketts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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. Determination of emissions rate (a) In general Section 45Z(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Exclusion of indirect land use changes Notwithstanding clauses (ii) and (iii), the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions shall be adjusted as necessary to exclude any emissions attributed to indirect land use change. Any such adjustment shall be based on regulations or methodologies determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 45Z(b)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to emissions rates published for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. 4. 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 . 5. Rounding of clean fuel production credit emissions factor (a) In general Section 45Z(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 0.1 each place it appears and inserting 0.01 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to transportation fuel produced after December 31, 2024.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1423 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Ricketts ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in an action resulting from a cruise ship voyage occurring on the high seas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hammers' Law . 2. Limitations in certain cases (a) In general Section 30307 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Commercial aviation accidents and inserting Limitations in certain cases ; (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Cruise ship The term cruise ship means a passenger vessel, other than a vessel of the United States operated by the Federal Government or a vessel owned and operated by a State, that— (A) is authorized to carry at least 250 passengers; (B) has onboard sleeping facilities for each passenger; (C) is on a voyage that embarks or disembarks passengers in the United States; and (D) is not engaged on a coastwise voyage. (2) Nonpecuniary damages The term nonpecuniary damages means damages for loss of care, comfort, and companionship. ; (3) in subsection (b), by inserting or cruise ship voyage after commercial aviation ; and (4) in subsection (c), by inserting or cruise ship voyage after commercial aviation . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 30307 and inserting the following: 30307. Limitations in certain cases. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1424 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Tuberville (for himself and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States Agency for International Development and appropriate such amount to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the construction of State homes for veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans First Act of 2025 . 2. Funding for grants for construction of State homes for veterans (a) Rescission From the unobligated balance of amounts made available to the United States Agency for International Development, $2,000,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. (b) Appropriation There is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs $2,000,000,000 for grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes for purposes of furnishing care to veterans, as authorized by sections 8131 through 8138 of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1425 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Red Tape Reduction Act of 2025 . 2. Reinstatement of exception for de minimis payments as in effect prior to enactment of American Rescue Plan Act (a) In general Section 6050W(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (e) Exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations A third party settlement organization shall be required to report any information under subsection (a) with respect to third party network transactions of any participating payee only if— (1) the amount which would otherwise be reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such transactions exceeds $10,000, or (2) the aggregate number of such transactions exceeds 50. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to transactions settled after December 31, 2024. 3. Application of de minimis rule for third party network transactions to backup withholding (a) In general Section 3406(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Other reportable payments include payments in settlement of third party network transactions only where aggregate transactions exceed reporting threshold for the calendar year (A) In general Any payment in settlement of a third party network transaction required to be shown on a return required under section 6050W which is made during any calendar year shall be treated as a reportable payment only if— (i) the aggregate number of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the number of transactions specified in section 6050W(e)(2), and (ii) the aggregate amount of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the dollar amount specified in section 6050W(e)(1) at the time of such payment. (B) Exception if third party network transactions made in prior year were reportable Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to payments to any participating payee during any calendar year if one or more payments in settlement of third party network transactions made by the payor to the participating payee during the preceding calendar year were reportable payments. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2024.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1426 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Easter Monday as a legal public holiday.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Easter Monday Act of 2025 . 2. Easter Monday as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Washington’s Birthday the following: Easter Monday, the first Monday that occurs after the first Sunday that occurs after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox (commonly known as Easter Sunday ). .