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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1370 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Norman , and Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To transfer unobligated funds from the United States Agency for International Development to the Disaster Relief Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unobligated Spending Adjustment to Focus Investment on Relief and Support for Taxpayers Act or the USA FIRST Act . 2. Transfer of unobligated funds to the disaster relief fund (a) In general Any unobligated covered funds shall be transferred to the Disaster Relief Fund to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) with respect to major disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ). (b) Covered funds defined In this section, the term “covered funds” means any unobligated funds previously appropriated to the United States Agency for International Development, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1371 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Ms. Budzinski (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To redesignate the third Monday in February as Presidents’ Day, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Presidential Legacy Act . 2. Redesignate the third Monday in February as Presidents’ Day Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Washington’s Birthday and inserting Presidents’ Day . 3. Term Washington’s Birthday replaced (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), any reference to Washington’s Birthday in any law, rule, regulation, or other official paper in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to Presidents’ Day . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Title 4 Section 6(d) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking Washington’s Birthday and inserting Presidents’ Day . (2) Federal Contested Election Act Section 15(a) of the Federal Contested Election Act ( 2 U.S.C. 394(a) ) is amended by striking Washington’s Birthday and inserting Presidents’ Day .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Rose , Mr. Cohen , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Ogles , Mr. DesJarlais , and Mr. Kustoff ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building .

1. Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building .
IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency (i) Open meetings For purposes of applying the requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to the Board, the term meeting shall include all deliberations of the members of the Board, a committee of the Board, and a subcommittee of the Board, including any such deliberations that are not scheduled for the purpose of taking an action that will determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official business of the Corporation, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of such section. (ii) Notice of meetings (I) Publication For purposes of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, public announcement of meetings shall include publication on the website of the Board. (II) Emergency meetings Notwithstanding section 552b(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the requirement to make public announcement at least one week prior to a meeting shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates the meeting as an emergency special meeting. (iii) Publicly available information The Board shall publish on the website of the Board any information required to be disclosed or made available to the public, or publicly certified, under section 552b of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Exemptions For purposes of applying section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to any portion of a meeting of the Board, and to any information pertaining to such portion of a meeting, the Board may make a determination in accordance with such section not to disclose to the public under such section the following information: (I) Information containing or relating to power availability requests. (II) Information containing or relating to contract negotiations, including labor relations and procurement actions, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise the competitive position of the Corporation. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency The Board shall, with respect to any meeting of the Board, a committee of the Board, or a subcommittee of the Board for which a vote is not scheduled— (i) hold such meeting in public; (ii) provide public notice of no fewer than 6 calendar days, through the website of the Board, of any such meeting; and (iii) make publicly available the minutes and summaries of any such meeting. (C) Emergency meetings Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates a meeting as an emergency special meeting. .
IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency (i) Open meetings For purposes of applying the requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to the Board, the term meeting shall include all deliberations of the members of the Board, a committee of the Board, and a subcommittee of the Board, including any such deliberations that are not scheduled for the purpose of taking an action that will determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official business of the Corporation, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of such section. (ii) Notice of meetings (I) Publication For purposes of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, public announcement of meetings shall include publication on the website of the Board. (II) Emergency meetings Notwithstanding section 552b(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the requirement to make public announcement at least one week prior to a meeting shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates the meeting as an emergency special meeting. (iii) Publicly available information The Board shall publish on the website of the Board any information required to be disclosed or made available to the public, or publicly certified, under section 552b of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Exemptions For purposes of applying section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to any portion of a meeting of the Board, and to any information pertaining to such portion of a meeting, the Board may make a determination in accordance with such section not to disclose to the public under such section the following information: (I) Information containing or relating to power availability requests. (II) Information containing or relating to contract negotiations, including labor relations and procurement actions, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise the competitive position of the Corporation. .

Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 109 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1373 [Report No. 119–140] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure June 5, 2025 Additional sponsor: Ms. Lee of Nevada June 5, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2025 A BILL To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency (i) Open meetings For purposes of applying the requirements of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to the Board, the term meeting shall include all deliberations of the members of the Board, a committee of the Board, and a subcommittee of the Board, including any such deliberations that are not scheduled for the purpose of taking an action that will determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of official business of the Corporation, notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of such section. (ii) Notice of meetings (I) Publication For purposes of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, public announcement of meetings shall include publication on the website of the Board. (II) Emergency meetings Notwithstanding section 552b(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, the requirement to make public announcement at least one week prior to a meeting shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates the meeting as an emergency special meeting. (iii) Publicly available information The Board shall publish on the website of the Board any information required to be disclosed or made available to the public, or publicly certified, under section 552b of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Exemptions For purposes of applying section 552b of title 5, United States Code, to any portion of a meeting of the Board, and to any information pertaining to such portion of a meeting, the Board may make a determination in accordance with such section not to disclose to the public under such section the following information: (I) Information containing or relating to power availability requests. (II) Information containing or relating to contract negotiations, including labor relations and procurement actions, the disclosure of which would imperil or compromise the competitive position of the Corporation. .

June 5, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1374 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing the Cities Improvement Act . 2. STC program eligibility, metrics, and congressional oversight Section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 596b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking high-risk urban areas and inserting jurisdictions designated under subsection (c) ; (2) by amending paragraph (7) of subsection (b) to read as follows: (7) establish performance metrics and milestones for the STC program, monitor expenditures for the program, and track the performance against program metrics and milestones; and ; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking from among high-risk urban areas under section 2003 and inserting based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to such jurisdiction, vulnerability of such jurisdiction, and consequences for such jurisdiction, regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials ; and (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding participation in the STC program, the establishment of metrics and milestones for the STC program, performance against such metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the STC program. .

Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1374 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing the Cities Improvement Act . 2. STC program eligibility, metrics, and congressional oversight Section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 596b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking high-risk urban areas and inserting jurisdictions designated under subsection (c) ; (2) by amending paragraph (7) of subsection (b) to read as follows: (7) establish performance metrics and milestones for the STC program, monitor expenditures for the program, and track the performance against program metrics and milestones; and ; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking from among high-risk urban areas under section 2003 and inserting based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to such jurisdiction, vulnerability of such jurisdiction, and consequences for such jurisdiction, regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials ; and (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding participation in the STC program, the establishment of metrics and milestones for the STC program, performance against such metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the STC program. .
IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1374 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing the Cities Improvement Act . 2. STC program eligibility, metrics, and congressional oversight Section 1928 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 596b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking high-risk urban areas and inserting jurisdictions designated under subsection (c) ; (2) by amending paragraph (7) of subsection (b) to read as follows: (7) establish performance metrics and milestones for the STC program, monitor expenditures for the program, and track the performance against program metrics and milestones; and ; (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking from among high-risk urban areas under section 2003 and inserting based on the capability and capacity of the jurisdiction relating to preparedness and response, as well as the relative threat to such jurisdiction, vulnerability of such jurisdiction, and consequences for such jurisdiction, regarding terrorist attacks and other high-consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials ; and (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report regarding participation in the STC program, the establishment of metrics and milestones for the STC program, performance against such metrics and milestones, and plans for any changes to the STC program. .

Passed the House of Representatives March 10, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1375 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Ms. Castor of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the maximum additional loan amount for certain disaster loans, and for other purposes.

1. Maximum additional loan amount for certain disaster loans Section 7(b)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking 20 per centum and inserting 30 percent .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1378 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Estes (for himself and Ms. Plaskett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary increase in limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

1. Extension of temporary increase on cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (a) In general Section 7652(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2022 and inserting January 1, 2032 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to distilled spirits brought into the United States after December 31, 2021.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1380 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act . 2. Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters The Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, is amended by inserting after section 415 ( 7 U.S.C. 228d ) the following: 416. Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (a) Establishment There is established within the Packers and Stockyards Division of the Department of Agriculture an office, to be known as the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (referred to in this section as the Office ). (b) Special investigator for competition matters The Office shall be headed by the Special Investigator for Competition Matters (referred to in this section as the Special Investigator ), who shall be appointed by the Secretary. (c) Duties The Special Investigator shall— (1) use all available tools, including subpoenas, to investigate and prosecute violations of this Act; (2) serve as a Department of Agriculture liaison to, and act in consultation with, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission with respect to competition and trade practices in the food and agricultural sector; (3) act in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security with respect to national security and critical infrastructure security in the food and agricultural sector; and (4) maintain a staff of attorneys and other professionals with appropriate expertise. (d) Prosecutorial authority Notwithstanding title 28, United States Code, the Special Investigator shall have the authority to bring any civil or administrative action authorized under this Act. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1381 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mrs. Houchin (for herself and Mr. Rulli ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to entities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funds for entities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, including funds provided under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ; 1396 et seq.; and 1397aa et seq., respectively) shall be made available to a facility that refuses to provide treatment to an individual based on the COVID–19 vaccination status of such individual.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Mullin , and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.

1. San Francisco Bay Restoration Program Section 125 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1276a ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking GRANT ; and (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Program implementation (1) In general The Director may provide funding through cooperative agreements, grants, interagency agreements, contracts, or other funding mechanisms to Federal, State, and local agencies, special districts, public or nonprofit agencies, and other public or private entities, institutions, and organizations, including the Estuary Partnership, for projects, activities, and studies identified on the annual priority list compiled under subsection (c). (2) Agreements with non-federal entities (A) Maximum amount Amounts provided in the form of a grant, under a cooperative agreement, or through other funding mechanisms to any non-Federal entity under this section for a fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of the total cost of any projects, activities, and studies that are to be carried out using those amounts. (B) Non-federal share Not less than 25 percent of the cost of any project, activity, or study carried out using amounts provided in the form of a grant, under a cooperative agreement, or through other funding mechanisms under this section shall be provided from non-Federal sources. (C) Limitations on non-federal recipients No non-Federal entity may receive Federal funding under this section if that entity— (i) is domiciled in, headquartered in, organized under the laws of, or whose principal place of business is located in a foreign country of concern (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 19237 ); or (ii) has in place any agreement, partnership, or relationship with a foreign country of concern. (3) Federal interagency agreements Amounts provided to Federal agencies entities under interagency agreements under this section may be used to carry out activities described in subsection (c). .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1384 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Equal Access Act . 2. Provision by Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers of recommendations and opinions regarding veteran participation in State marijuana programs (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall authorize physicians and other health care providers employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to— (1) provide recommendations and opinions to veterans who are residents of States with State marijuana programs regarding the participation of veterans in such State marijuana programs; and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions. (b) State defined In this section, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Grothman , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Self ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for fair-value credit estimates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act . 2. Fair-value credit estimates (a) Fair-Value estimates Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following: 407. Fair-value credit estimates (a) Fair-Value estimates Any estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office for a measure that establishes or modifies any program providing loans or loan guarantees shall provide a fair-value estimate of such loan or loan guarantee program. (b) Baseline estimates The Congressional Budget Office shall include estimates of loan and loan guarantee programs, on a fair-value and credit reform basis, as practicable, in the Office’s publication entitled The Budget and Economic Outlook (or any successor report). (c) Enforcement If the Director of the Congressional Budget Office provides an estimate pursuant to subsection (a), the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the Senate shall use such estimate to determine compliance with this Act and other budget enforcement requirements. (d) Annual report In 2026 and each year thereafter, not later than 90 days after the date the President submits to Congress a budget under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report, to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate, on fair-value estimates of the cost of Federal credit programs. (e) Definition of fair-Value In carrying out this section, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall use the definition of fair-value as set forth in the publication of the Government Accounting Standards Board, issued in February 2015, entitled Fair Value Measurement and Application . . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 Act set forth in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new item: Sec. 407. Fair-value credit estimates. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Mr. Stanton (for himself and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Response Improvement Act . 2. Fire management assistance program policy Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall recommend such regulations or guidance as are necessary to make eligible assessments and emergency stabilization to protect public safety, including for the fire management assistance program under section 420 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5187 ), irrespective of the incident period for a declared fire. 3. Changes to public assistance policy guide Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall amend the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to include guidance on wildfire-specific recovery challenges, including debris removal, emergency protective measures, and the resulting toxicity of drinking water resources. 4. Mitigation cost-effectiveness (a) In general The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of projects intended to mitigate the impacts of wildfire under sections 203 and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ; 5170c), including— (1) the establishment of pre-calculated benefits criterion for common defensible space mitigation projects for wildfire mitigation; (2) the use of nature-based infrastructure in wildfire mitigation; (3) considerations for vegetation management for wildfire mitigation; (4) reducing the negative effects of wildfire smoke on public health; and (5) lessening the impact of wildfires on water infrastructure. (b) Updated criteria Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue such guidance as is necessary to— (1) update criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of mitigation projects under sections 203 and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ; 5170c) based on the results of the review conducted under subsection (a); and (2) prioritize projects under such sections based on the criteria updated under paragraph (1).
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2025 Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day as a legal public holiday.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act . 2. Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day as a legal public holiday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial Day the following: Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day, June 14. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Mrs. Dingell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal Exchanges.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act . 2. Standalone dental plans Section 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18041 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Availability of standalone dental plans The Secretary may not restrict any qualified individual from enrolling in a plan described in section 1311(d)(2)(B)(ii) offered through an Exchange established pursuant to subsection (c) on the basis of such qualified individual not being also enrolled in a qualified health plan offered through the Exchange. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Mr. Bacon , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Alford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to limit the conditions applicable to the use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase food, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Strictly Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2025 . 2. Amendment to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Section 501 of title IV of division HH of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Exclusively out-of-State purchases The State agency shall suspend the accounts of households for which EBT card transactions are made exclusively out-of-State for a period longer than 60 days, until— (1) the household affirmatively provides substantiating evidence that the members of the household who are program participants still reside in the state from which they receive benefits; or (2) an investigation is conducted and conclusively determines that the members of the household who are program participants still reside in the state from which they receive benefits. . 3. Limitation on redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by owners of approved retail food stores and wholesale food concerns Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Limitation on redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by households that include members who are owners of approved retail food stores or wholesale food concerns (1) A household that includes a member who is an owner of an approved retail food store or wholesale food concern may not redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits at such store or such concern. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a retail food store, or a wholesale food concern, that is owned by a publicly owned corporation or by a government. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1399 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Amodei of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to expand the ability of trade associations to solicit contributions from the stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of their member corporations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prior Approval Reform Act . 2. Removing requirement for prior approval (a) Solicitations Section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(4)(D) ) is amended by striking to the extent that and all that follows and inserting a period. (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to solicitations made on or after January 1, 2025.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Amodei of Nevada (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain disabilities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Treatment as radiation-risk activities Section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) At any time on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, onsite participation in any aspect of the development, construction, operation, or maintenance of a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of title 10) at a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) The term covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range means a location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air Force Base or Creech Air Force Base. . 2. Presumptions of toxic exposure Section 1119(c) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (B) by inserting before subsection (B), as so redesignated, the following: (A) on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above, a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The term covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range means a location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air Force Base or Creech Air Force Base. . 3. Presumption of service connection Section 1120(b) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new paragraph: (15) Only in the case of a covered veteran described in section 1119(c)(1)(A), lipomas and tumor related conditions. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1401 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Ms. Boebert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To save taxpayers money by improving the manufacturing and distribution of coins, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act of 2025 . 2. Saving taxpayers money by suspending production of the penny (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) sufficient one-cent coins have already been minted to meet demand; (2) taxpayers have been and would continue to lose money producing the one-cent coin; and (3) further production of the one-cent coin is not necessary for the next decade. (b) Temporary suspension of production of the one-Cent coin Except as provided in subsection (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cease production of any new one-cent coins for the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Exception (1) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall continue to produce one-cent coins as appropriate solely to meet the needs of numismatic collectors of that denomination. (2) Sale The one-cent coins produced under paragraph (1) shall be sold in accordance with other general provisions governing numismatic coins. (3) Net receipts The net receipts from the sale of one-cent coins produced under this exception shall equal the total cost of production, including variable costs and the appropriate share of fix costs of production, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (d) No effect on legal tender Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, one-cent coins are legal tender in the United States for all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, and duties, regardless of the date of minting or issue.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mr. Mrvan , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Magaziner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act of 2025 . 2. Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program (a) Increase Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status. (2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title. . (b) Effective Date Such subsection, as so amended, shall apply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Buchanan (for himself and Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess the key regulatory barriers that impede the expansion or siting of new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Domestic Drug Manufacturing Competitiveness Act . 2. Study on key regulatory barriers to expanding pharmaceutical manufacturing in the United States (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify, and to assess on a time and cost basis, the key regulatory barriers that— (1) impede the expansion or siting of new pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the United States; or (2) make the United States less competitive than other countries as a location for such facilities. (b) Questions In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consider the following questions: (1) Do environmental or other regulations significantly delay, and increase the costs for manufacturers of, expanding or siting pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in the United States relative to environmental or other regulations in other countries? (2) What is the potential impact of environmental and other regulations on pharmaceutical supply chain resiliency? (3) What specific actions (such as expediting reviews, inspections, and approvals of new facilities or changes to existing facilities) could be taken by regulators to address the regulatory barriers described in subsection (a)? (c) Engaging stakeholders In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall engage stakeholders— (1) to identify and assess the barriers described in subsection (a); (2) to identify whether there are promising technological solutions, including manufacturing processes, that could help to address the regulatory barriers described in subsection (a); and (3) to identify the policies needed to support and foster any solutions identified pursuant to paragraph (2). (d) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall complete the study under subsection (a) and submit to the Congress a report on the results of such study. (2) Contents The report required by paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify, and assess on a time and cost basis, the regulatory barriers described in subsection (a); (B) address each question listed in subsection (b); and (C) include recommendations for streamlining the regulatory barriers described in subsection (a), and facilitating the use of technological solutions described in subsection (c)(2), to foster increased pharmaceutical manufacturing in the United States.