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H.R. 925
119th CongressFeb 4th 2025
Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

The Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 immediately rescinds federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates across executive offices, contracting, grants, and education, while banning related training and imposing penalties for non-compliance.

Michael Cloud
R

Michael Cloud

Representative

TX

H.R. 879
119th CongressJan 31st 2025
Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This bill provides a 6.62 percent Medicare payment increase for physicians and practitioners from April through December 2025 to help stabilize medical practices.

Gregory Murphy
R

Gregory Murphy

Representative

NC

H.J.RES. 31
119th CongressJan 31st 2025
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit persons who are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States from voting in elections.
IN COMMITTEE

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit non-citizens from voting in any federal, state, tribal, or local election in the United States, granting Congress the power to enforce this amendment.

August Pfluger
R

August Pfluger

Representative

TX

H.R. 882
119th CongressJan 31st 2025
No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act
IN COMMITTEE

This bill prohibits state and local jurisdictions from employing non-U.S. citizens to administer federal elections.

August Pfluger
R

August Pfluger

Representative

TX

H.R. 768
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
IN COMMITTEE

This bill directs the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to conduct a comprehensive study and report to Congress on the current state and effectiveness of Holocaust education in public elementary and secondary schools across the United States.

Josh Gottheimer
D

Josh Gottheimer

Representative

NJ

H.RES. 70
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.
IN COMMITTEE

This bill expresses the House of Representatives' desire to keep the United States Postal Service (USPS) as an independent entity within the Federal Government, protecting it from privatization. It emphasizes the USPS's importance to the mailing industry, its role in connecting communities, and the potential negative impacts of privatization on prices, services, and infrastructure.

Stephen Lynch
D

Stephen Lynch

Representative

MA

H.R. 748
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
RELIEVE Act
IN COMMITTEE

The RELIEVE Act expands veteran eligibility for emergency care reimbursement by waiving the requirement for recent VA treatment for those within their first 60 days of enrollment.

Jack Bergman
R

Jack Bergman

Representative

MI

H.R. 742
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
Protecting Resources Of Taxpayers to Eliminate Childhood Transgender Surgeries Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

The PROTECTS Act of 2025 prohibits the use of federal funds for gender transition surgeries, hormone therapies, and puberty blockers for minors, with specific medical exceptions.

Rich McCormick
R

Rich McCormick

Representative

GA

H.R. 778
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act
IN COMMITTEE

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers to provide valid, work-authorized Social Security numbers for themselves and their qualifying children to claim the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.

Clay Higgins
R

Clay Higgins

Representative

LA

H.R. 816
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
Build the Wall Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

The Build the Wall Act of 2025 mandates the construction and maintenance of physical barriers along the U.S. southern border by repurposing unobligated COVID-19 relief funds.

Jefferson Shreve
R

Jefferson Shreve

Representative

IN

H.R. 759
119th CongressJan 28th 2025
Federal Firefighters Families First Act
IN COMMITTEE

The Federal Firefighters Families First Act aims to improve pay equity, cap the regular workweek at 60 hours, and include scheduled overtime in retirement benefit calculations for federal firefighters.

Gerald Connolly
D

Gerald Connolly

Representative

VA

H.R. 724
119th CongressJan 24th 2025
CBO Show Your Work Act
IN COMMITTEE

The CBO Show Your Work Act mandates that the Congressional Budget Office publicly release the models, data, and computational details used in its legislative cost estimates to ensure transparency and independent replicability.

Warren Davidson
R

Warren Davidson

Representative

OH

H.R. 21
119th CongressJan 23rd 2025
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
HOUSE PASSED

The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act requires health care practitioners to provide the same level of care to infants born alive after an abortion attempt as they would to any other newborn, mandating immediate hospitalization and imposing penalties for violations, while protecting the mother from prosecution. It also allows the mother of a child born alive to file a civil action against anyone who violated the act.

Ann Wagner
R

Ann Wagner

Representative

MO

H.R. 668
119th CongressJan 23rd 2025
Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act
IN COMMITTEE

This bill establishes a three-year pilot program to improve health outcomes and care coordination for veterans enrolled in both the VA health care system and Medicare.

Juan Ciscomani
R

Juan Ciscomani

Representative

AZ

H.R. 696
119th CongressJan 23rd 2025
End Unaccountable Amnesty Act
IN COMMITTEE

The End Unaccountable Amnesty Act reforms immigration policy by restricting executive authority over Temporary Protected Status and parole, tightening eligibility for unaccompanied children, repealing cancellation of removal, and prohibiting the use of certain government documents for air travel.

Troy Nehls
R

Troy Nehls

Representative

TX

H.R. 703
119th CongressJan 23rd 2025
Main Street Tax Certainty Act
IN COMMITTEE

The Main Street Tax Certainty Act makes the 20% pass-through business income deduction permanent by removing its scheduled expiration after 2025.

Lloyd Smucker
R

Lloyd Smucker

Representative

PA

H.R. 637
119th CongressJan 22nd 2025
911 SAVES Act
IN COMMITTEE

The 911 SAVES Act mandates the reclassification of public safety telecommunicators as "Protective Service Occupations" within the federal Standard Occupational Classification system to accurately reflect their critical role in emergency response.

Norma Torres
D

Norma Torres

Representative

CA

H.R. 574
119th CongressJan 21st 2025
Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now Act
IN COMMITTEE

The ALIGN Act permanently establishes 100 percent bonus depreciation for qualified business property, eliminating scheduled phase-downs to encourage long-term capital investment.

Jodey Arrington
R

Jodey Arrington

Representative

TX

H.R. 584
119th CongressJan 21st 2025
No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025
IN COMMITTEE

This bill prohibits states from providing full Medicaid coverage to individuals who are not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, limiting their eligibility to emergency medical services only.

Kevin Kiley
R

Kevin Kiley

Representative

CA

H.R. 516
119th CongressJan 16th 2025
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
IN COMMITTEE

This bill increases the railroad track maintenance tax credit, introduces annual inflation adjustments, and extends the eligibility period for qualifying expenditures.

Mike Kelly
R

Mike Kelly

Representative

PA