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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 151 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 17, 2025 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To exclude the authority to impose duties and tariff-rate quotas from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes on Imported Goods Act of 2025 . 2. Exclusion of authority to impose duties and tariff-rate quotas from International Emergency Economic Powers Act Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) (1) The authority granted to the President by this section does not include the authority to impose or increase a duty, or to impose a tariff-rate quota, on an article entering the United States. (2) The limitation under paragraph (1) does not prohibit the President from excluding all articles, or all of a certain type of article, imported from a country from entering the United States. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 152 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 20, 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Schmitt , and 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 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Empowerment Act . 2. 529 account funding for homeschool and additional elementary and secondary expenses (a) In general Section 529(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (7) Treatment of elementary and secondary tuition Any reference in this section to the term qualified higher education expense shall include a reference to the following expenses in connection with enrollment or attendance at, or for students enrolled at or attending, an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school: (A) Tuition. (B) Curriculum and curricular materials. (C) Books or other instructional materials. (D) Online educational materials. (E) Tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home, including at a tutoring facility, but only if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student and— (i) is licensed as a teacher in any State, (ii) has taught at an eligible educational institution, or (iii) is a subject matter expert in the relevant subject. (F) Fees for a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test, an advanced placement examination, or any examinations related to college or university admission. (G) Fees for dual enrollment in an institution of higher education. (H) Educational therapies for students with disabilities provided by a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including occupational, behavioral, physical, and speech-language therapies. Such term shall include expenses for the purposes described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of applicable State law). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 153 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 20, 2025 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal the TikTok Ban Act . 2. Repeal of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (a) In general The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9901 note; division H of Public Law 118–50 ) is repealed. (b) Retroactive effect Any designation of a website, desktop application, mobile application, or augmented or immersive technology application as a foreign adversary controlled application under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9901 note; division H of Public Law 118–50 ), whether under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 2(g)(3) of that Act, shall have no force or effect.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 154 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act . 2. Reauthorization of Colorado River System conservation pilot program Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking this Act and inserting the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act ; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 2024 and inserting 2026 ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking 2025 and inserting 2027 .

Passed the Senate June 18, 2025. Secretary
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 154 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Curtis , Ms. Lummis , and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System conservation pilot program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act . 2. Reauthorization of Colorado River System conservation pilot program Section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235 ), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking this Act and inserting the Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act ; (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 2024 and inserting 2026 ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking 2025 and inserting 2027 .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 158 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of, or who have committed, sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )), or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. (K) Domestic violence, stalking, child abuse, or violation of protection order Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of— (i) a crime of domestic violence (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)); (ii) a crime of stalking; (iii) a crime of child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment; or (iv) a crime of violating the portion of a protection order (as such term is defined in section 237(a)(2)(E)) that involves protection against credible threats of violence, repeated harassment, or bodily injury to the person or persons for whom the protection order was issued, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in the heading, by striking crimes against children and and inserting and crimes against children ; and (B) in clause (i), by inserting before the period at the end the following , and includes any crime that constitutes domestic violence, as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12291(a) ), regardless of whether the jurisdiction receives grant funding under that Act ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (G) Sex offenses Any alien who has been convicted of a sex offense (as such term is defined in section 111(5) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20911(5) )) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 159 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Budd , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Lummis , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Schmitt , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mrs. Britt , Ms. Collins , Mr. Cassidy , and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) It was reported by Reuters on March 21, 2017, that Iran, a designated state sponsor of terror, sent advanced weapons and military advisers to assist and support Yemen’s Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis . (2) On January 19, 2021, the Trump Administration designated Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and a specially designated global terrorist. (3) On February 16, 2021, Secretary of State Blinken revoked the designation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219(a)(6)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(6)(A) ). (4) On March 7, 2021, an Ansarallah drone strike had been intercepted by Saudi Arabia, which targeted an oil storage yard at Ras Tanura. (5) On March 19, 2021, another Ansarallah drone strike hit a Riyadh oil refinery, which caused a fire that was brought under control. (6) After the March 19, 2021, attack, Ansarallah proclaimed that they launched six drones at a Saudi Aramco facility, and vowed to continue operations against Saudi Arabia as long as its aggression against Yemen would continue . 3. Designation as foreign terrorist organization; imposition of sanctions (a) Designation as foreign terrorist organization Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ). (b) Imposition of sanctions (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in paragraph (2) with respect to— (A) Ansarallah; and (B) any foreign person that is a member, agent, or affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, Ansarallah. (2) Sanctions described The sanctions described in this paragraph are— (A) sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); and (B) sanctions described in Executive Order 13780 ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 note; relating to protecting the Nation from foreign terrorist entry into the United States), as in effect on January 19, 2021, with respect to nationals of Yemen.
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five S. 160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 . 2. Modification and reauthorization of authority for sale by Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–307 ; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking a period and inserting the period ; and (B) by inserting or water after fire retardant ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking sold under subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes. ; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting or water after fire retardant ; (4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (g) ; and (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: (g) Period for exercise of authority The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 and ending on October 1, 2035. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 . 2. Modification and reauthorization of authority for sale by Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–307 ; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking a period and inserting the period ; and (B) by inserting or water after fire retardant ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking sold under subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes. ; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting or water after fire retardant ; (4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (g) ; and (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: (g) Period for exercise of authority The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 and ending on October 1, 2035. .

Passed the Senate April 8, 2025. Secretary
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 160 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 . 2. Modification and reauthorization of authority for sale by Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–307 ; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking a period and inserting the period ; and (B) by inserting or water after fire retardant ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking sold under subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes. ; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting or water after fire retardant ; (4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (g) ; and (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: (g) Period for exercise of authority The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on October 1, 2035. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Schmitt , Mr. Sheehy , and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2025 . 2. En bloc consideration of resolutions of disapproval pertaining to midnight rules (a) In general Section 801(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) In applying section 802 to rules described under paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may contain one or more such rules if the report under subsection (a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the final year of a President’s term. . (b) Text of resolving clause Section 802(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) In general .— after (a) ; (2) by inserting after resolving clause of which is the following: (except as otherwise provided in this subsection) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Joint resolutions under section 801(d)(4) In the case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), the matter after the resolving clause of such resolution shall be as follows: That Congress disapproves the following rules: the rule submitted by the __ relating to __; and the rule submitted by the __ relating to __. Such rules shall have no force or effect. (The blank spaces being appropriately filled in and additional clauses describing additional rules to be included as necessary). .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 165 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Risch , Mr. Banks , Mr. Cruz , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act . 2. Fentanyl-related substances (a) In general Schedule I of section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation. (2) In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl-related substances includes any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: (A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. (B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. (D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. (E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. . (b) Effective date This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 166 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to create or enhance penalties for murder and assault committed against a law enforcement officer, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Fallen Law Enforcement Act . 2. Crimes Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 111, by adding at the end the following: (d) Commission against a law enforcement officer Whoever commits any act described in subsection (a)(1) against a Federal law enforcement officer, or against a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the act with an instrument of interstate commerce or commits the act with a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, resulting in serious injury to the law enforcement officer, shall be imprisoned not less than 20 years. ; and (2) in chapter 51— (A) by inserting after section 1122 the following: 1123. Protection of law enforcement officers Whoever commits the murder of a Federal law enforcement officer, or a State or local law enforcement officer if the perpetrator plans or facilitates the murder with an instrument of interstate commerce or commits the murder with a weapon that has traveled in interstate commerce, shall be sentenced as provided under section 1111 for murder in the first degree. ; and (B) in the table of sections, by adding at the end the following: 1123. Protection of law enforcement officers. . 3. Report required Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on prosecutions conducted as the result of the amendments made by this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish a debt reduction fund to reduce the national debt of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy for America’s Economic Future Act . 2. Debt reduction fund (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Fund The term Fund means the Debt Reduction Fund established by subsection (b). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. (3) Total revenue The term total revenue means all bonus bid amounts collected at the time of an oil or gas lease sale, as well as royalties, rental payments, and fees accrued over the life of the lease, that were disbursed to the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. (b) Establishment There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the Debt Reduction Fund . (c) Deposits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective beginning on the date that is 100 days after the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be deposited into the Fund for each fiscal quarter— (1) an amount equal to 25 percent of the total revenue generated by each onshore and offshore Federal oil and gas lease sale conducted under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ), the Act of August 7, 1947 (commonly known as the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ) ( 30 U.S.C. 351 et seq. ), or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ), as applicable, during the preceding fiscal quarter; and (2) an amount equal to 25 percent of the total revenue generated by activities associated with the Executive Order 14141 (90 Fed. Reg. 5469; relating to advancing United States leadership in artificial intelligence infrastructure). (d) Use (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), any amounts deposited into the Fund shall be used solely to reduce the principal of the Federal debt. (2) Treasury securities Not later than the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary shall apply all amounts deposited into the Fund solely towards reduction of outstanding Treasury securities held by the public, or other debt instruments. (e) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detailing the amounts deposited into the Fund that were applied in accordance with subsection (d) during the period covered by the report, specifying— (1) the Treasury securities or other debt instruments redeemed; and (2) the associated reduction in total Federal debt.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Mullin , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Delisting of lesser prairie-chicken (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), including each distinct population segment of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (b) Exclusion of lesser prairie-Chicken from listing Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking The Secretary shall and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to lesser prairie-chicken The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is an endangered species or a threatened species. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 174 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mrs. Fischer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To improve the transparency of Amtrak operations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amtrak Transparency Act . 2. Board of Directors meetings Section 24302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking in an open meeting ; and (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Meetings (1) Quorum A majority of the members serving on the Board who are eligible to vote shall constitute a quorum for doing business. (2) Notice; open meetings (A) Notice Not later than 30 days before convening any meeting of the Board, the Board shall post, on a publicly accessible website, an announcement of the meeting that includes the anticipated agenda for the meeting. (B) Open meetings All meetings of the Board shall comply with the requirements set forth in section 552b of title 5. (3) Annual meeting with States Not less frequently than annually, the Board shall convene a meeting to which the head of the Department of Transportation of each State traversed by a long-distance route or State-supported route, or the designee of such State official, shall be invited to participate. . 3. Discretionary bonus disclosure requirement Section 24303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking The preceding sentence and inserting Amtrak shall publicly disclose the amount of each discretionary bonus paid to any officer or non-bargaining unit employee. The 2 preceding sentences . 4. Disclosure of vendor agreements Section 24315(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Upon request, Amtrak shall disclose to a State or the State-Amtrak Intercity Passenger Rail Committee, any vendor agreement valued at not less than $250,000 for services procured to implement a service on a State-supported route. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 175 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 21, 2025 Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To rescind the unobligated balances of amounts appropriated for Internal Revenue Service enhancements and use such funding for an External Revenue Service.

1. Rescission of enhanced Internal Revenue Service resources (a) In general There are hereby rescinded all unobligated balances from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available under section 10301 of Public Law 117–169 (commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ). (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that amounts equal to the amounts rescinded under subsection (a) should be appropriated for the establishment and administration of an External Revenue Service.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 177 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Grassley , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Daines , Mr. Wicker , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Thune , Mr. Risch , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Banks , Mr. Hawley , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Funding for Women's Health Care Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals. (2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations. (3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services. 3. Prohibition (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics. (b) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 180 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025 . 2. Preventing first responder secondary exposure to fentanyl Section 3021(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10701(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders. .
II Calendar No. 77 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 180 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Moody , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary May 20, 2025 Reported by Mr. Grassley , without amendment A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of grant amounts for providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2025 . 2. Preventing first responder secondary exposure to fentanyl Section 3021(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10701(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Providing training and resources for first responders on the use of containment devices to prevent secondary exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances, and purchasing such containment devices for use by first responders. .

May 20, 2025 Reported without amendment
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 181 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require agencies submit zero-based budgets.

1. Zero-based budgets (a) Definition In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Zero-based budget The term zero-based budget means a systematic budget analysis in support of decision making in which managers— (A) examine current objectives, operations, and costs; (B) consider alternative ways of carrying out a program or activity; and (C) rank different programs or activities by order of importance to the organization. (b) Zero-Based budgets Every sixth year, each agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives a zero-based budget for the next fiscal year and each of the 4 ensuing fiscal years. (c) Recommendations In addition to the zero-based budget required under subsection (b), each agency, except the Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration shall submit recommendations for which programs Congress should cut or reduce appropriations in an amount that equals not less than a 2-percent reduction from the previous year appropriation in discretionary spending.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 182 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Sheehy , Mr. Crapo , Ms. Lummis , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes.

1. Short title The Act may be cited as the Northwest Energy Security Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) FCRPS The term FCRPS means those portions of the Federal Columbia River Power System that are the subject of the Supplemental Opinion. (2) Secretaries The term Secretaries means— (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation; (B) the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration; and (C) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. (3) Supplemental Opinion The term Supplemental Opinion means the document entitled Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision and dated September 2020. 3. Operation of FCRPS The Secretaries shall operate the FCRPS in a manner consistent with the reasonable and prudent alternative described in the Supplemental Opinion. 4. Amendments to supplemental opinion (a) In general Notwithstanding section 3, the Secretaries may amend portions of the Supplemental Opinion and operate the FCRPS in accordance with those amendments if all of the Secretaries determine, in the sole discretion of each Secretary, that— (1) the amendment is necessary for public safety or transmission and grid reliability; or (2) the actions, operations, or other requirements that the amendment would remove are no longer warranted. (b) Restriction on amendments The process described in subsection (a) shall be the only method by which the Secretaries may operate the FCRPS in any way that is not consistent with the reasonable and prudent alternative set forth in the Supplemental Opinion. 5. Limitation on restricting FCRPS electrical generation; clarification (a) Restricting FCRPS electrical generation No structural modification, action, study, or engineering plan that restricts electrical generation at any FCRPS hydroelectric dam, or that limits navigation on the Snake River in the State of Washington, Oregon, or Idaho, shall proceed unless such proposal is specifically and expressly authorized by a Federal statute enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Clarification Nothing in this section affects or interferes with the authority of the Secretaries to conduct operation and maintenance activities or make capital improvements necessary to meet authorized project purposes of FCRPS facilities.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 183 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act . 2. Authorization of major medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025 (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2025 at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed the amount specified for such location: (1) Construction of a new critical care center and central utility plant, demolition, and renovations to building 500 in West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed $1,460,600,000. (2) Expansion of clinical space for mental health, expansion of parking facilities, and land acquisition in Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $106,400,000. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account, $1,567,000,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 187 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Barrasso , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Young , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Marshall , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Risch , and 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 permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act or the ALIGN Act . 2. Permanent full expensing for qualified property (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (6) Applicable percentage For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable percentage means, in the case of property placed in service (or, in the case of a specified plant described in paragraph (5), a plant which is planted or grafted) after September 27, 2017, 100 percent. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i)(V), by inserting and at the end, (II) in clause (ii), by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (E), and and inserting clause (i) of subparagraph (E). , and (III) by striking clause (iii), (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (i)— (aa) by striking subclauses (II) and (III), and (bb) by redesignating subclauses (IV) through (VI) as subclauses (II) through (IV), respectively, (II) by striking clause (ii), and (III) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively, (iii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) in clause (i), by striking and subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph (B)(i) , and (II) in clause (ii), by striking subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting subparagraph (B)(ii) , and (iv) in subparagraph (E)— (I) by striking clause (i), and (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking planted before January 1, 2027, or is grafted before such date to a plant that has already been planted, and inserting planted or grafted . (2) Section 460(c)(6)(B) of such Code is amended by striking which and all that follows through the period and inserting which has a recovery period of 7 years or less. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13201 of Public Law 115–97 .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To enhance the operations of the North Pacific Research Board.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Pacific Research Board Enhancement Act . 2. North pacific research board enhancement (a) Amendments Section 401(e) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 ( 43 U.S.C. 1474d(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (L), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (D) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following: (O) one member who shall represent Alaska Natives and possesses personal knowledge of, and direct experience with, subsistence uses and shall be nominated by the Board and appointed by the Secretary. ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: Board members appointed under subparagraphs (N) and (O) shall serve for 3-year terms, and may be reappointed once. ; (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking Not more than 15 percent and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (5), not more than 15 percent ; (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) If the amount made available for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(2) is less than the amount made available for the previous fiscal year, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may increase the 15 percent cap on administrative expenses provided under paragraph (4)(B) for that fiscal year to prioritize— (A) continuing operation of the Board; (B) maximizing the percentage of funds directed to research; and (C) maintaining the highest quality standards in administering grants under this subsection. . (b) Waiver Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, the 15 percent cap on funds to provide support for the North Pacific Research Board and administer grants under section 401(e)(4)(B) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 ( 43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)(4)(B) ) shall be waived.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 191 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Kelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2025 or the LICENSE Act of 2025 . 2. Modifications to certain commercial driver’s license regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, shall— (1) revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow a State or third-party examiner to administer a commercial driver’s license knowledge test if the examiner— (A) maintains a valid commercial driver’s license test examiner certification; (B) completes a commercial driver’s license skills test examiner training course that meets the requirements of subsection (d) of that section; and (C) completes 1 unit of instruction described in subsection (c)(3) of that section; and (2) revise section 383.79 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow a State to administer a driving skills test to any commercial driver’s license applicant, regardless of the State of domicile of the applicant or where the applicant received driver training.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 193 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2025 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Booker , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Markey , Mr. Sanders , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal the Alien Enemies Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Neighbors Not Enemies Act . 2. Repeal of Alien Enemies Act Sections 4067 through 4070 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 50 U.S.C. 21–24 ) are repealed.