Legislation Archive | 119th Congress

Reauthorizes the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act to continue collection and review of civil rights cold case records

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to strengthen falls prevention services through a dedicated office, updated mobility policies, and risk assessments for veterans

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building."

Require the VA to create an electronic appointment scheduling process for VA and Veterans Community Care Program health care and extend a pension payment limit for certain veterans in Medicaid nursing homes

Directs HHS to transfer about 3.4 acres in Anchorage to the Southcentral Foundation for health and social services use without payment or reversion rights

Expands eligibility for space-available Fisher House lodging for additional military and veteran families traveling for medical care and extends a pension limit for certain institutionalized veterans through 2033

Prohibits shark feeding in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off Florida except for shark harvest and limited research or safety-based exceptions

Establishes a federal effort to house veterans by creating programs and requirements tied to veteran homelessness

Expands Interior's authority through 2032 to collect and use cost recovery fees for federal geothermal lease processing and oversight

Establishes the EVEST Act as a measure under committee review without described substantive policy details

Authorize a measure identified as DLARA for House committee consideration without enough detail here to specify its policy subject

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office."

Directs the Forest Service to issue and renew a special use permit for a seasonal American flagpole at Kyhv Peak Lookout Point in Utah without land use fees or NEPA review

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its directives for managing acute sexual assault within veterans health care settings

Establishes a small business health options awareness initiative for 2025 to inform employers about available health coverage choices

Directs development of a Geothermal Gold Book to compile guidance and information for geothermal energy projects

Establishes a geothermal ombudsman and permitting task force to coordinate and speed federal geothermal project reviews on federal land

Reforms geothermal royalty rules by changing how geothermal resource payments are assessed and collected

Directs the Forest Service to transfer Crystal Reservoir property and water rights in Ouray County to the City of Ouray for public recreation use under specified land use conditions

Establishes a regional leadership framework for wildland fire research to strengthen coordination and expertise in that field

Takes specified former Albuquerque Indian School land in Albuquerque into trust for the benefit of the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and bars gaming on that land

Expand rural housing development opportunities through measures tied to rural development and housing policy

Suspends refund claim deadlines during tax collection due process proceedings, bars disputed tax overpayment offsets, and expands Tax Court authority in those cases

Establishes a framework for Department of Veterans Affairs contracting and procurement policy and procedures

Establishes a national formulary framework for Department of Veterans Affairs prescription drugs in 2025