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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1022 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Luján (for himself and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reauthorize the program for strengthening communities of recovery for individuals with substance use disorders.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Communities of Recovery Act . 2. Strengthening communities of recovery Section 547 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–2 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Building and inserting Strengthening ; (2) in subsection (d)(2)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or strengthen after build ; and (3) in subsection (f), by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1023 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to limit the recovery of overpayments under titles II and XVI to a 10-year period.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Overpayment Relief Act . 2. Limitation on recovery of overpayments (a) Title II limitation Section 204 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 404 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person. . (b) Title XVI limitation Section 1631(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) In any case in which more than the correct amount of payment has been made, there shall be no adjustment of payments to, or recovery by the United States from, any person of an overpayment that occurred 10 or more years prior to the date on which the Commissioner finds that more than the correct amount of payment has been made to such person. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1025 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Welch , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Durbin , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FCC Legal Enforcement Act . 2. Enforcement of forfeiture penalties by Federal Communications Commission (a) In general Title V of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 501 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 503(b)(3)(B) ( 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(3)(B) ), by striking In such action, and inserting the following: If, during the 120-day period beginning on the date of a referral of an unpaid forfeiture penalty imposed for a violation of section 227 (relating to restrictions on the use of telephone equipment), the Attorney General does not commence an action to recover the amount assessed, the Commission may commence and supervise the litigation of such an action and any appeal of such an action in its own name by any of its attorneys designated by it for such purpose. In any action under this subparagraph, ; and (2) in section 504(a) ( 47 U.S.C. 504(a) )— (A) by striking It shall be the duty and inserting Except as provided in the subsequent sentence, it shall be the duty ; and (B) by striking The costs and expenses of such prosecutions and inserting the following: If, during the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the Commission refers an unpaid forfeiture penalty imposed for a violation of section 227 (relating to restrictions on the use of telephone equipment) to the Attorney General for prosecution under this subsection, the Attorney General does not commence such a prosecution, the Commission may prosecute for the recovery of the forfeiture penalty. The costs and expenses of a prosecution under this subsection . (b) Priority In carrying out the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section, the Federal Communications Commission shall prioritize enforcement of unpaid forfeiture penalties imposed for a violation of section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227 ) (relating to restrictions on the use of telephone equipment) that are greater than $25,000,000. 3. Regulations for restrictions on use of automated telephone equipment Section 227(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(2) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting before the period the following: as necessary in the judgment of the Commission to protect subscribers from unwanted calls .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1026 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Welch , Mr. Sanders , and Mr. Van Hollen ) 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 clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act . 2. Clarification of tar sands as crude oil for excise tax purposes (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 4612(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (1) Crude oil The term crude oil includes crude oil condensates, natural gasoline, any bitumen or bituminous mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture (including oil derived from tar sands), and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (including oil derived from oil shale). . (b) Regulatory authority To address other types of crude oil and petroleum products Subsection (a) of section 4612 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Regulatory authority to address other types of crude oil and petroleum products Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may include as crude oil or as a petroleum product subject to tax under section 4611, any fuel feedstock or finished fuel product customarily transported by pipeline, vessel, railcar, or tanker truck if the Secretary determines that— (A) the classification of such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is consistent with the definition of oil under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and (B) such fuel feedstock or finished fuel product is produced in sufficient commercial quantities as to pose a significant risk of hazard in the event of a discharge. . (c) Technical amendment Paragraph (2) of section 4612(a) of such Code is amended by striking from a well located . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1027 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Rounds , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Warner , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Hickenlooper , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Cotton ) 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 make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Hiring Act . 2. Eligibility of spouses of military personnel for the work opportunity credit (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) a qualified military spouse. . (b) Qualified military spouse Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Qualified military spouse The term qualified military spouse means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act to individuals who begin work for the employer after such date.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1029 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program to serve the Northeastern United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2025 . 2. Expansion of NRCS snow survey and water supply forecasting (a) Definition of Northeastern United States In this section, the term Northeastern United States means the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and any other States determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Expansion The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall expand the snow survey and water supply forecasting program carried out by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to serve the Northeastern United States.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1036 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize fellowships under the Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in the addiction medicine field.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Addiction Medicine Providers Act . 2. Minority Fellowship Program Section 597 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ll ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting diagnosis, after related to ; and (2) in subsection (b), by inserting addiction medicine, after psychiatry, .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1037 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mr. Marshall , Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Justice , Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Recreation with Cash Act or the PARC Act . 2. Acceptance of cash payments for entrance fees at units of the National Park System Section 803(e) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6802(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Acceptance of cash payments required The Secretary of the Interior shall require that any unit of the National Park System at which an entrance fee is charged in accordance with paragraph (1) accept cash as a form of payment for the entrance fee. .
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1038 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tracking and Reporting Absent Community-Members Everywhere Act or the TRACE Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Attorney General The term Attorney General means the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means land owned by the United States that is under the administrative jurisdiction of— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of the Interior (except land held in trust for the benefit of an Indian Tribe); or (C) the Secretary of Defense only with respect to land and water resources projects administered by the Corps of Engineers. (3) Territorial waters of the United States The term territorial waters of the United States means all waters of the territorial sea of the United States, 12 nautical miles wide, adjacent to the coast of the United States and seaward of the territorial baseline, as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988. 3. Data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System related to Federal land and territorial waters The Attorney General shall include in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System a data field to indicate whether the last known location of the missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land or in the territorial waters of the United States, including any specific location details about the unit of Federal land or the area of the territorial waters of the United States that was the last known location of the missing person. 4. Report Not later than January 15 of the second calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 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 that contains, for the previous calendar year, the number of cases in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for which the missing person’s last known location was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land or in the territorial waters of the United States.

Passed the Senate September 2, 2025. Secretary
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1038 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Padilla , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tracking and Reporting Absent Community-Members Everywhere Act or the TRACE Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Attorney General The term Attorney General means the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Justice. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means land owned by the United States that is under the administrative jurisdiction of— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of the Interior (except land held in trust for the benefit of an Indian Tribe); or (C) the Secretary of Defense only with respect to land and water resources projects administered by the Corps of Engineers. 3. Data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System related to Federal land The Attorney General shall include in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System a data field to indicate whether the last known location of the missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, including any specific location details about the unit of Federal land that was the last known location of the missing person. 4. Report Not later than January 15 of the second calendar year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 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 that contains, for the previous calendar year, the number of cases in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System for which the missing person’s last known location was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1039 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Sheehy (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Budd , Mr. Daines , Mr. Justice , and Mr. Cornyn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the definitions of firearm silencer and firearm muffler in section 921 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans’ Right To Silence Act of 2025 or the PARTS Act of 2025 . 2. Firearm silencers and firearm mufflers Section 921(a)(25) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (25) The terms firearm silencer and firearm muffler mean— (A) any device designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended— (i) to silence, muffle, or diminish the auditory report of a portable firearm; and (ii) to be attached to a portable firearm, directly or through a mount, adaptor, or other device that is not a firearm silencer or firearm muffler; or (B) the outer tube or other single part of any device that— (i) provides the primary housing or is the primary structure for internal sound-reduction components designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to silence, muffle, or diminish the auditory report of a portable firearm; and (ii) attaches to a portable firearm, directly or through a mount, adaptor, or other device that is not a firearm silencer or firearm muffler. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1042 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research relating to wildfire smoke exposure on wine grapes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smoke Exposure Research Act . 2. Wildfire smoke exposure research on wine grapes (a) Research (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall— (A) conduct research— (i) to identify the compounds responsible for smoke taint; and (ii) to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines, including fast and inexpensive screening methods; (B) establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke taint compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes; (C) develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke taint; and (D) study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds. (2) Coordination The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall carry out paragraph (1) in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington that have conducted research on the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, to remain available until expended.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1043 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) 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 extend the energy credit for qualified fuel cell property.

1. Extension of energy credit for qualified fuel cell property (a) In general Section 48(c)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking January 1, 2025 and inserting January 1, 2033 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1044 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the redistribution of residency slots under the Medicare program after a hospital closes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physicians for Underserved Areas Act . 2. Improvements to the redistribution of residency slots under the Medicare program after a hospital closes (a) In general Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(vi) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(H)(vi) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II)— (A) by striking item (cc) and redesignating item (dd) as item (cc); and (B) in item (cc), as redesignated under subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking Fourth and inserting Third ; and (ii) by striking item (cc) and inserting item (bb) ; and (2) in subclause (III), by striking likelihood of filling and all that follows and inserting the following: “likelihood of— (aa) starting to utilize the positions made available under this clause within 2 years; and (bb) filling the positions made available under this clause within 5 years. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to the redistribution of residency slots with respect to hospitals that close on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1046 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Hawley 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 exclude overtime compensation from gross income for purposes of the income tax.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Tax On Overtime Act of 2025 . 2. Exclusion of overtime compensation from gross income (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139I the following new section: 139J. Overtime compensation Gross income shall not include overtime compensation required under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139I the following new item: Sec. 139J. Overtime compensation. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1047 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act . 2. Assistance prohibited after fraud conviction (a) In general Section 16 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 645 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Financial assistance prohibition (1) In general An associate of a small business concern who is finally convicted of any crime involving or relating to financial misconduct or a false statement with respect to a covered loan or grant shall be ineligible to receive any financial assistance from the Administrator, other than financial assistance under section 7(b). (2) Business concerns A small business concern that has as an associate an individual subject to paragraph (1) shall be ineligible to receive any financial assistance from the Administrator, other than financial assistance under section 7(b). (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Associate The term associate means, with respect to a small business concern— (i) an officer, director, or owner of more than 20 percent of the equity of, or a key employee of, such small business concern; (ii) any entity not less than 20 percent owned or controlled by one or more individuals referred to in clause (i); and (iii) any other individual or entity in control of or controlled by such small business concern, except for a licensed small business investment company (as defined in section 103(3) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 662(3) )). (B) Covered loan or grant The term covered loan or grant means— (i) a loan made under— (I) paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a); or (II) section 7(b) in response to the COVID–19 pandemic; or (ii) a grant made under— (I) section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009c ); or (II) section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9009a ). (C) Finally convicted The term finally convicted means, with respect to a person, that such person has been convicted of an offense and such conviction— (i) has not been appealed and is no longer appealable because the time for taking an appeal has expired; or (ii) has been appealed and the appeals process for such conviction is completed. . (b) Applicability Subsection (h) of section 16 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 645 ), as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall not apply to any contract or other agreement entered into by the Government prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
II Calendar No. 36 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1047 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025 Reported by Ms. Ernst , without amendment A BILL To prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the Government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act . 2. Assistance prohibited after fraud conviction (a) In general Section 16 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 645 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Financial assistance prohibition (1) In general An associate of a small business concern who is finally convicted of any crime involving or relating to financial misconduct or a false statement with respect to a covered loan or grant shall be ineligible to receive any financial assistance from the Administrator, other than financial assistance under section 7(b). (2) Business concerns A small business concern that has as an associate an individual subject to paragraph (1) shall be ineligible to receive any financial assistance from the Administrator, other than financial assistance under section 7(b). (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Associate The term associate means, with respect to a small business concern— (i) an officer, director, or owner of more than 20 percent of the equity of, or a key employee of, such small business concern; (ii) any entity not less than 20 percent owned or controlled by one or more individuals referred to in clause (i); and (iii) any other individual or entity in control of or controlled by such small business concern, except for a licensed small business investment company (as defined in section 103(3) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 662(3) )). (B) Covered loan or grant The term covered loan or grant means— (i) a loan made under— (I) paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a); or (II) section 7(b) in response to the COVID–19 pandemic; or (ii) a grant made under— (I) section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009c ); or (II) section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9009a ). (C) Finally convicted The term finally convicted means, with respect to a person, that such person has been convicted of an offense and such conviction— (i) has not been appealed and is no longer appealable because the time for taking an appeal has expired; or (ii) has been appealed and the appeals process for such conviction is completed. . (b) Applicability Subsection (h) of section 16 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 645 ), as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall not apply to any contract or other agreement entered into by the Government prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.

April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025 Reported without amendment
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1048 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act . 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). . (b) Small business development centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1049 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office and to report to Congress regarding such implementation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2025 . 2. Defined term In this Act, the term anti-trafficking recommendations means the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support , which was published on December 11, 2023. 3. Continued implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children (a) In general The Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, shall continue implementing the anti-trafficking recommendations by— (1) working together, in accordance with the leading collaboration practices referenced in GAO–24-106038, to develop and implement strategies to prevent child trafficking and support child trafficking survivors; and (2) establishing achievable performance goals and targets for anti-trafficking programs for children that reflect leading practices, such as being objective, measurable, and quantifiable, using baseline data from program grantees. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps taken pursuant to subsection (a).
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1054 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To abolish the United States African Development Foundation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States African Development Foundation Dissolution Act . 2. Abolition The United States African Development Foundation established under section 503 of the African Development Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533 ; 22 U.S.C. 290h–1 ) is abolished. 3. Repeal The African Development Foundation Act (title V of Public Law 96–533 ; 22 U.S.C. 290h et seq. ) is repealed. 4. Transfer of functions and authorities (a) Transfers to Secretary of State There are transferred to the Secretary of State all of the functions of the United States African Development Foundation, as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, including any unexpended balances, assets, or responsibilities of such agency under any statute, reorganization plan, executive order, or other provision of law. (b) No retention of officers Nothing in this subsection (a) may be construed to require the reappointment of any officer of the United States African Development Foundation as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. References Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other official document or proceeding to the United States African Development Foundation, or to the President and Chief Executive Officer or any other officer or employee of the United States African Development Foundation, shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of State or the Department of State, as appropriate.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1055 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act . 2. Authorization for emergency contract health services Section 406 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1646 ) is amended— (1) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (b) Elderly or disabled Indians With respect to ; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so designated) the following: (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), with respect to an Indian receiving emergency medical care or services from a non-Service provider or in a non-Service facility under the authority of this Act, the time limitation (as a condition of payment) for notifying the Service of such treatment or admission shall be 15 days. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1057 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To modify the requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among the Baltic states.

1. Modification of requirements for transfers of United States defense articles and defense services among Baltic states (a) In general Any defense article or defense service provided by the United States to a Baltic state may be transferred by such Baltic state to any other Baltic state without the approval of the United States as may be required under any other provision of law. (b) Common coalition key The Secretary of Defense shall establish among the Baltic states a common coalition key within the Baltic states for the purpose of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among the Baltic states for training and operational purposes. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Baltic state The term Baltic state means the following: (A) Estonia. (B) Lithuania. (C) Latvia. (2) Defense article; defense service The terms defense article and defense service have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2794 ).
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1061 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Lee (for himself, Ms. Lummis , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Sheehy , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Service Accountability Act . 2. Chief of the Forest Service Subtitle E of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6961 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 246. Chief of the Forest Service (a) Appointment by the President; Senate advice and consent The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service. (b) Qualifications An individual appointed under subsection (a) shall have substantial experience and demonstrated competence in forest and natural resources management. (c) Committee referral (1) In general Any nomination of an individual to be the Chief of the Forest Service submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred jointly to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) Rules of Senate Paragraph (1) is enacted— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate and supersedes other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. (d) Application to incumbent Notwithstanding any service by an individual serving in the position of Chief of the Forest Service on the date of enactment of this section, the President shall submit to the Senate a nomination for an individual to be the Chief of the Forest Service not later than 30 days after that date of enactment. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1063 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Routes Act of 2025 . 2. Vehicle weight exemption for certain logging vehicles Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (z) Certain logging vehicles (1) In general The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section. (2) Application of weight tolerances The waiver under this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection. (3) Definition of covered logging vehicle In this subsection, the term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (B) is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles on the Interstate System from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and (C) meets applicable State legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each State in which the vehicle is operating. .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1065 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to post notices of changes that will affect nationwide postal services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Instituting Notification Formalities On Reorganizing Mail Act of 2025 or the INFORM Act of 2025 . 2. Requiring notices relating to changes in nature of postal services Section 3661 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking The and inserting In General.— The ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting Change in Nature of Postal Services .— before When ; and (B) by striking When and all that follows, and inserting the following: (1) In General When the Postal Service determines that there should be a change in the nature of postal services which will generally affect service on a nationwide or substantially nationwide basis, it shall— (A) submit a proposed change, within a reasonable time prior to the effective date of the change, to the Postal Regulatory Commission requesting an advisory opinion on the change; and (B) on the date such proposed change is submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission, post a notice of the change within affected storefront postal facilities, to remain posted for not fewer than 30 days after the change has gone into effect, and such notice shall include— (i) relevant details of the change; (ii) associated timelines relating to the implementation of the change; (iii) anticipated impacts on nationwide postal services; (iv) details of any public meetings and opportunities for public comment; (v) contact information for public comment; and (vi) other helpful resources as determined necessary by the Postal Service. ; (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as paragraph (2) of subsection (b); and (4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as so redesignated— (A) by inserting Hearing and Opinion of Commission.— before The Commission ; and (B) by striking proposal and inserting proposed change .
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1069 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2025 Mrs. Moody introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to recoup certain payments of Federal financial assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recouping Educational Contributions Linked to Antisemitic Institutional Misconduct Act or the RECLAIM Act . 2. Effect on entire program of termination of or refusal to grant or to continue assistance Section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 ) is amended, in paragraph (1) of the third sentence, by striking shall be limited in its effect to the particular program, or part thereof, in which such noncompliance has been so found, and inserting shall apply to the entire program or activity in which such noncompliance has been so found, . 3. Recouping certain payments of Federal financial assistance Section 602 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 ) is amended, in the third sentence— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after found, the following: (2) by requiring a recipient to repay the amount of any Federal financial assistance provided to the recipient for a program or activity for a fiscal year during which the recipient is found (in accordance with the procedures described in paragraph (1)) to be in such noncompliance concerning the program or activity (without regard to whether the Federal financial assistance has been expended), which shall be collected as a claim of the United States Government in accordance with chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, . 4. Limit on Federal financial assistance after certain injunctions Section 603 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d–2 ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking Any and inserting (a) Any ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) If a court issues an injunction in a case, for a claim in which a recipient of Federal financial assistance for a program or activity is alleged to be in violation of this title— (1) the Federal department or agency empowered to extend the Federal financial assistance shall not provide any Federal financial assistance to the recipient until the earlier of— (A) the date on which the court certifies that the recipient is in compliance with the injunction; or (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of issuance of the injunction; (2) the Federal department or agency shall notify the other Federal departments and agencies covered by this title of the injunction; and (3) those Federal departments and agencies shall not provide any Federal financial assistance to the recipient until the earlier of the dates specified in paragraph (1). .
119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1071 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.

1. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas (a) Disinterment Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. (b) Notification The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not carry out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Fernando V. Cota. (c) Disposition After carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in subsection (b); or (2) if no such next of kin responds to the notification under subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as the Secretary determines appropriate.

Passed the Senate August 1, 2025. Secretary