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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 570 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Griffith 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 allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.

1. Child tax credit allowed with respect to stillbirths (a) In general Section 24(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Special rules for stillbirths (A) In general In the case of a stillbirth— (i) the term qualifying child shall include the unborn child referred to in subparagraph (B) in the same manner as if the death of such unborn child had occurred immediately after delivery, (ii) subsection (a) shall be applied without regard to the phrase for which the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 if the taxpayer would have been allowed such deduction if the death of the unborn child had occurred immediately after delivery, (iii) subsection (e)(1) shall not apply if such unborn child would have been eligible for the taxpayer identification number described in such subsection if the death of such unborn child had occurred immediately after delivery, and (iv) subsection (h)(7) shall not apply if such unborn child would have been eligible for the social security number described in such subsection if the death of such unborn child had occurred immediately after delivery. (B) Stillbirth The term stillbirth means delivery after the spontaneous intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) of an unborn child who was carried in the womb for a gestational period of 20 weeks or more. (C) Unborn child (i) In general The term unborn child means a child in utero. (ii) Child in utero The term child in utero means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 571 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to means-test certain child’s insurance benefits.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ____ Act . 2. Means-testing child’s insurance benefits (a) In general Section 202(d)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 407(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) No child aged 18 years or older shall be considered a full-time elementary or secondary school student for any month of a taxable year if being so considered would entitle such child to a benefit under this subsection on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of an individual who— (i) is entitled to old-age or disability insurance benefits, (ii) is 67 years of age or older, and (iii) has more than $125,000 of earnings for such taxable year as computed under section 203(f)(5)(A). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall apply to with respect to benefits paid for any month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 574 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Estes , Mr. LaHood , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. Buchanan , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Feenstra , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Miller of Ohio , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Collins , Ms. Mace , Mr. Carey , and Mr. Kustoff ) 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 permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act or the ALIGN Act . 2. Permanent full expensing for qualified property (a) In general Paragraph (6) of section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (6) Applicable percentage For purposes of this subsection, the term applicable percentage means, in the case of property placed in service (or, in the case of a specified plant described in paragraph (5), a plant which is planted or grafted) after September 27, 2017, 100 percent. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in clause (i)(V), by inserting and at the end; (II) in clause (ii), by striking clause (ii) of subparagraph (E), and and inserting clause (i) of subparagraph (E). ; and (III) by striking clause (iii); (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (i)— (aa) by striking subclauses (II) and (III); and (bb) by redesignating subclauses (IV) through (VI) as subclauses (II) through (IV), respectively; (II) by striking clause (ii); and (III) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; (iii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) in clause (i), by striking and subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph (B)(i) ; and (II) in clause (ii), by striking subparagraph (B)(iii) and inserting subparagraph (B)(ii) ; and (iv) in subparagraph (E)— (I) by striking clause (i); and (II) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (B) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking planted before January 1, 2027, or is grafted before such date to a plant that has already been planted, and inserting planted or grafted . (2) Section 460(c)(6)(B) of such Code is amended by striking which and all that follows through the period and inserting which has a recovery period of 7 years or less. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13201 of Public Law 115–97 .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 576 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Ms. Barragán (for herself, Mr. Tonko , Mr. Carson , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Stansbury , Ms. Ansari , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Jayapal , and Ms. McClellan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources , and Science, Space, and Technology , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To codify Executive Order 14096 relating to revitalizing our Nation’s commitment to environmental justice for all.

1. Codification of Executive Order 14096 Executive Order 14096 (88 Fed. Reg. 25251; relating to revitalizing our Nation’s commitment to environmental justice for all) shall have the force and effect of law.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 583 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Pallone , Mr. Rouzer , and Mrs. Sykes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to grants for beach monitoring, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2025 or the BEACH Act of 2025 . 2. Coastal Recreation Water Quality Monitoring And Notification (a) Program Development and Implementation Grants Section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1346 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting , including nearby shallow upstream waters, after coastal recreation waters ; and (ii) by inserting or present on after adjacent to ; (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) in the case of a State that uses such grant to identify specific sources of contamination pursuant to paragraph (5), any data relating to such identified sources of contamination; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) Identification of specific sources of contamination A State or local government receiving a grant under this subsection may use such grant to identify specific sources of contamination for coastal recreation waters, including nearby shallow upstream waters, adjacent to or present on beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public. ; (2) in subsection (g)(1)— (A) by inserting , including nearby shallow upstream waters, after coastal recreation waters ; and (B) by inserting or present on after adjacent to ; and (3) in subsection (i), by striking $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and inserting $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 8 of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–284 ; 114 Stat. 877) is amended by striking 2001 through 2005 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . 3. Guidance In providing guidance to States and local governments receiving grants under section 406 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1346 ), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall ensure that such guidance reflects innovations in testing technologies for water contamination.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 584 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Kiley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from making medical assistance available to certain individuals under the Medicaid program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibiting States from making medical assistance available to certain individuals under the Medicaid program Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (86), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (87), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (87) the following new paragraph: (88) notwithstanding section 1903(v)(4), provide that no medical assistance (other than such assistance for which payment is available pursuant to section 1903(v)(2)) is made available under such plan (or under a waiver of such plan) to an alien who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 585 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Case , Ms. Lee of Nevada , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Ryan , and Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Veteran Families in Need Act . 2. Permanent authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing Section 2044(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act . 2. Study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era (a) Epidemiological study Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall commence an epidemiological study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era, using data from the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries. The study shall include— (1) an identification of the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era and in residents of the United States, from the beginning of the Vietnam era to the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) for each of the groups specified in paragraph (1), an identification of the percentage of individuals with cholangiocarcinoma by various demographic characteristics, including by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and the geographic location of the patient at the time of diagnosis. (b) Reports to Congress (1) Initial report Not later than one year after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— (A) the results of the study under subsection (a); and (B) recommendations for administrative or legislative actions required to address issues identified in the study under subsection (a). (2) Follow-Up reports The Secretary shall periodically submit to the Congress a follow-up reports, as determined by the Secretary, to provide updates to the information included in the initial report under paragraph (1) and information collected pursuant to subsection (c). (c) Continued tracking of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era The Secretary shall track the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry, and provide such information to Congress in follow-up reports submitted under subsection (b)(2). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Vietnam era has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term covered veterans of the Vietnam era means veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era. 3. Extension of certain limitation of pension payments Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting December 31, 2031 .

Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Ryan , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Gottheimer , and Mr. Ciscomani ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act . 2. Study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era (a) Epidemiological study Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall commence an epidemiological study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era, using data from the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries. The study shall include— (1) an identification of the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era and in residents of the United States, from the beginning of the Vietnam era to the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) for each of the groups specified in paragraph (1), an identification of the percentage of individuals with cholangiocarcinoma by various demographic characteristics, including by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and the geographic location of the patient at the time of diagnosis. (b) Reports to Congress (1) Initial report Not later than one year after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— (A) the results of the study under subsection (a); and (B) recommendations for administrative or legislative actions required to address issues identified in the study under subsection (a). (2) Follow-Up reports The Secretary shall periodically submit to the Congress a follow-up reports, as determined by the Secretary, to provide updates to the information included in the initial report under paragraph (1) and information collected pursuant to subsection (c). (c) Continued tracking of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era The Secretary shall track the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry, and provide such information to Congress in follow-up reports submitted under subsection (b)(2). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Vietnam era has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term covered veterans of the Vietnam era means veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era.
IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 586 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act . 2. Study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era (a) Epidemiological study Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services, shall commence an epidemiological study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era, using data from the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry and the National Program of Cancer Registries. The study shall include— (1) an identification of the rate of incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era and in residents of the United States, from the beginning of the Vietnam era to the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) for each of the groups specified in paragraph (1), an identification of the percentage of individuals with cholangiocarcinoma by various demographic characteristics, including by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and the geographic location of the patient at the time of diagnosis. (b) Reports to Congress (1) Initial report Not later than one year after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing— (A) the results of the study under subsection (a); and (B) recommendations for administrative or legislative actions required to address issues identified in the study under subsection (a). (2) Follow-Up reports The Secretary shall periodically submit to the Congress a follow-up reports, as determined by the Secretary, to provide updates to the information included in the initial report under paragraph (1) and information collected pursuant to subsection (c). (c) Continued tracking of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era The Secretary shall track the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma in covered veterans of the Vietnam era using the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry, and provide such information to Congress in follow-up reports submitted under subsection (b)(2). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Vietnam era has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term covered veterans of the Vietnam era means veterans who served in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era. 3. Extension of certain limitation of pension payments Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting December 31, 2031 .

Passed the House of Representatives April 7, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 587 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Mann (for himself, Mrs. Bice , Mr. Estes , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Perry , Mr. Hunt , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Babin , Mr. Self , and Mr. Baird ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.

1. Delisting of lesser prairie-chicken (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), including each distinct population segment of the lesser prairie-chicken, is removed from the lists of threatened species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). (b) Exclusion of lesser prairie-Chicken from listing Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary shall by regulation and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Applicability to lesser prairie-chicken The Secretary may not make a determination under this subsection that the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is threatened or endangered. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Roy (for himself, Ms. Hageman , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Crane , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Owens , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Fleischmann , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Green of Tennessee , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Downing , Mr. Gosar , and Mr. LaMalfa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025 . 2. Repeal of prohibitions relating to freedom of access to clinic entrances (a) In general Section 248 of title 18, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 248. (c) Applicability The repeal made in subsection (a) shall apply to any prosecution of an offense that is pending on, or commenced on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 590 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Ms. Sherrill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the _______ Act of 2024 . 2. Requirement of consent of the chief executive officer for certain full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia Subsection (f) of section 502 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Under and inserting Subject to paragraph (2) and under ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subsection (A) and inserting the following: (A) Support of operations or missions undertaken by the member's unit at the request of the President or Secretary of Defense, with the consent of— (i) the chief executive officer of each State (as that term is defined in section 901 of this title) in which such operations or missions shall take place; and (ii) if such operations or missions shall take place in the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The training or duty ordered to be performed under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the limitations of section 1385 of title 18, commonly referred to as the Posse Comitatus Act . .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 592 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Lawler , and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act with respect to the types of milk offered under the school lunch program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2025 . 2. Types of milk offered under the school lunch program Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking clause (ii); (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) shall offer students flavored and unflavored fluid milk; and (iii) may offer students lactose-free fluid milk; and .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 593 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Panetta , and Mr. Steube ) 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 exclude certain health professions education scholarship and loan payments from gross income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Pathways to Health Professions Act . 2. Tax treatment of certain health professions education payments (a) In general Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (4) Payments under certain Public Health Service Act loan repayment programs and certain State loan repayment programs In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under— (A) a loan repayment program under section 338B(g), 846(a), 738(a), 775, or 781 of the Public Health Service Act, (B) a State program described in section 338I of the Public Health Service Act, or (C) any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for the increased availability of health care services in underserved or health professional shortage areas (as determined by such State). . (b) Qualified scholarships Section 117(c)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs: (B) the scholarship program under section 846 of such Act, (C) the scholarship program under section 338K of such Act, and (D) the scholarship program under section 10 of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 594 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act . 2. Detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Attorney General and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking , or and inserting a comma; (C) in subparagraph (D), by adding or at the end; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) (i) is inadmissible under section 212(a)(6)(A) or (C) or under section 212(a)(7); and (ii) is charged with, arrested for, convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer, ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Circumstances (A) In general The circumstances referred to in paragraph (1)(E) are that the law enforcement officer was assaulted— (i) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties; (ii) because of the performance of his or her official duties; or (iii) because of his or her status as a law enforcement officer. (B) Definitions For purposes of paragraph (1)(E)— (i) the term assault has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the acts occurred; and (ii) the term law enforcement officer is a person authorized by law— (I) to engage in or supervise the prevention, detention, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law; (II) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or (III) to be a firefighter or other first responder. (3) Detainer The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall effectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 595 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Amodei of Nevada , Mr. Owens , and Ms. Jacobs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials.

1. Amendments to Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (a) Definitions Section 302 of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2601 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) The term numismatic material includes coins, tokens, paper money, medals and related objects. . (b) Import restrictions Section 307 of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2606 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or at the end and inserting a comma; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding or at the end; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (2)(B) (as amended) the following: (3) in the case of such material that is numismatic material, satisfactory evidence that the material was acquired lawfully, is of a known type, and is not known to be the direct product of illicit excavations within a State Party, ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) for purposes of subsection (b)(3), one or more declarations under oath by the importer or the person for whose account the material is imported, stating that, to the best of his knowledge, the numismatic material— (A) was acquired lawfully in one or more States Party; (B) was lawfully exported from a State Party in which the numismatic material was acquired; (C) is of a type known to exist in multiple examples which has been published in a reference work on numismatics; and (D) is not known to be the direct product of illicit excavations within another State Party after the effective date for import restrictions on numismatic material granted to that State Party. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (e) No other documentation required The customs officer reviewing the satisfactory evidence shall not require any documentation or statements additional to that which is set forth in subsection (c) unless the customs officer has probable cause based on documentary evidence to believe that the satisfactory evidence is false or fraudulent. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 598 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2025 Mr. Zinke (for himself and Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are not required to reinitiate consultation on a land management plan or land use plan under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Information Reform Act or as the FIR Act . 2. No additional consultation required (a) Forest Service plans Section 6(d)(2) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) No additional consultation required under certain circumstances Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2) ) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land management plan approved, amended, or revised under this section when— (A) a new species is listed or critical habitat is designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); or (B) new information reveals effects of the land management plan that may affect a species listed or critical habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to an extent not previously considered. . (b) Bureau of Land Management plans Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) No additional consultation required under certain circumstances Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2) ) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amended, or revised under this section when— (1) a new species is listed or critical habitat is designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); or (2) new information reveals effects of the land use plan that may affect a species listed or critical habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to an extent not previously considered. .
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 599 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Aderholt (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Crenshaw , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Strong , Mr. Moore of West Virginia , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , Mr. Green of Tennessee , and Mrs. Hinson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Funding for Women’s Health Care Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) State and county health departments, community health centers, hospitals, physicians’ offices, and other entities currently provide, and will continue to provide, health services to women. Such health services include relevant diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, well-child care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunization, family planning services including contraception, sexually transmitted disease testing, cervical and breast cancer screenings, and referrals. (2) Many such entities provide services to all persons, regardless of the person’s ability to pay, and provide services in medically underserved areas and to medically underserved populations. (3) All funds no longer available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America will continue to be made available to other eligible entities to provide women’s health care services. 3. Prohibition (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be made available to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, or to any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics. (b) Rules of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— (1) affect any limitation contained in an appropriations Act relating to abortion; or (2) reduce overall Federal funding available in support of women’s health.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 600 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Estes , and Mr. Steube ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WHO is Accountable Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds to seek membership in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to any Federal department or agency may be used to seek membership by the United States in the World Health Organization or to provide assessed or voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization until such time as the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that the World Health Organization meets the conditions described in subsection (b). (b) Conditions described The conditions described in this subsection are the following: (1) The World Health Organization has adopted meaningful reforms to ensure that humanitarian assistance is not politicized and is to be provided to those with the most need. (2) The World Health Organization is not under the control or significant malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party. (3) The World Health Organization is not involved in a coverup of the Chinese Communist Party’s response to the COVID–19 pandemic. (4) The World Health Organization grants observer status to Taiwan. (5) The World Health Organization does not divert humanitarian or medical supplies to Iran, North Korea, or Syria. (6) The World Health Organization has put in place mechanisms to increase transparency and accountability in its operations and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. (7) The World Health Organization has ceased all funding for, engagement in, and messaging with respect to certain controversial and politically charged issues that are non-germane to the World Health Organization’s directive, including— (A) so-called gender identity and harmful rhetoric relating to gender affirming care ; (B) climate change; and (C) access to abortion. (8) The World Health Organization has agreed that as a condition of membership by the United States in the World Health Organization, no directive issued by the World Health Organization may be considered to be legally binding on any United States citizen or individual State.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 601 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Bishop ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act . 2. Reduction of rate of tax on estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers (a) In general Section 2001 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Rate of tax For purposes of determining the tentative tax, the rate of tax shall be 20 percent of the amount with respect to which the tentative tax is computed. ; and (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking rates of tax under subsection (c) and inserting rate of tax under subsection (c) . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 2056A(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking highest ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking highest . (2) Section 2107(a) of such Code is amended by striking the table contained in and inserting the rate of tax under . (3) Section 2201(a) of such Code is amended by striking the rate schedule set forth in section 2001(c) and inserting the rate of tax under section 2001(c) . (4) Section 2641 of such Code is amended to read as follows: 2641. Applicable rate For purposes of this chapter, the term applicable rate means, with respect to any generation-skipping transfer, the product of— (1) the rate imposed by section 2001 on the estates of decedents dying at the time of the taxable distribution, taxable termination, or direct skip, as the case may be, and (2) the inclusion ratio with respect to the transfer. . (5) Section 2801(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking the highest rate of tax specified in the table contained in and inserting the rate of tax under . (6) Section 6601(j)(2)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking the rate schedule set forth in . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to estates of decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after December 31, 2024. (d) Budgetary effects (1) PAYGO scorecard The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(d) ). (2) Senate PAYGO scorecard The budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 602 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Moskowitz , Ms. Mace , and Mr. Davis of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that sexual assault nurse examiners are employed at certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner in VA Hospitals Act of 2025 or the SANE Act of 2025 . 2. Qualifications of health care providers who perform sexual assault examinations at certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall employ, at each hospital and urgent care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs— (1) at least one sexual assault nurse examiner; or (2) if the Secretary cannot so employ a sexual assault nurse examiner, a health care provider qualified to conduct a sexual assault forensic examination. (b) Mental health care referral After examining an individual for sexual assault, a health care provider of the Department shall verbally refer the individual to mental health care services furnished by the Secretary— (1) in a hospital of the Department; or (2) pursuant to a Veterans Care Agreement under section 1703A of title 38, United States Code, if the wait time for services described in paragraph (1) exceeds 30 days. (c) Dedicated responsibilities In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that there is no reduction in, or negative effect on, the patient care responsibilities that are otherwise carried out by employees of the Department. (d) Definitions In this section, the terms sexual assault nurse examiner and sexual assault forensic examination have the meanings given such terms in section 304(a) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 ( 34 U.S.C. 40723(a) ).
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require Transmission Organizations to allow bids from aggregators of certain retail customers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act or the REDUCE Act . 2. Aggregator bidding into organized power markets (a) In general Notwithstanding any prohibition established by State law or a State commission (as such term is defined in section 3(15) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796(15) )) with respect to who may bid into an organized wholesale electric market, each Transmission Organization shall, consistent with any applicable market rules that do not establish such prohibition, allow aggregators of retail customers to submit bids that aggregate demand flexibility of the customers of utilities that distributed more than 4 million megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year. (b) Rulemaking Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall promulgate a final rule pursuant to subsection (a).
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 606 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2025 Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To nullify Public Land Order No. 7923, withdrawing certain land in San Juan County, New Mexico, from mineral entry.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Opportunities for All Act . 2. Public Land Order No. 7923 nullified Public Land Order No. 7923 (88 Fed. Reg. 37266, relating to the withdrawal of public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park boundary, San Juan County, New Mexico) shall have no force or effect.