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Congressional Record — April 17, 2025

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Overview of the day

The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:33 a.m. Fifty-one public bills and six resolutions were introduced. The Senate appointed Senator Tom Cotton as Acting President pro tempore.

Summary of the House proceedings

    H.R. 2920 was introduced to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods.

    H.R. 2921 was introduced to require the Secretary of Defense to provide medical testing and related services to detect and prevent certain cancers for Department of Defense firefighters.

    H.R. 2922 was introduced to provide authorization for nonpecuniary damages in actions resulting from cruise ship voyages on the high seas.

    H.R. 2923 was introduced to nullify certain interagency guidance related to climate-related financial risk management for large financial institutions.

    H.R. 2924 was introduced to authorize the Secretary of State to discontinue granting visas to nationals of countries failing to meet NATO obligations to spend at least 2 percent of gross domestic product on national defense.

    H.R. 2925 was introduced to extend the excise tax exemption on alternative motorboat fuels to certain vessels serving only one coast.

    H.R. 2926 was introduced to establish the National Energy Dominance Council.

    H.R. 2927 was introduced to increase the earned income tax credit and child tax credit.

    H.R. 2928 was introduced to provide forbearance assistance during a major disaster or emergency.

    H.R. 2929 was introduced to extend the Federal Government-to-government relationship between the United States and the Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina.

    H.R. 2930 was introduced to ensure residents of covered federally assisted rental housing may lawfully possess firearms.

    H.R. 2931 was introduced to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate certain offices in sanctuary jurisdictions.

    H.R. 2932 was introduced to establish a tax credit for the production of aviation gasoline free of tetra-ethyl-lead.

    H.R. 2933 was introduced to prohibit funds from being used to eliminate the Corporation for National and Community Service.

    H.R. 2934 was introduced to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Controlled Substances Act to marijuana.

    H.R. 2935 was introduced to establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis.

    H.R. 2936 was introduced to allow certain public health data modernization grants to track hospital bed capacity.

    H.R. 2937 was introduced to improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety telecommunicators.

    H.R. 2938 was introduced to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Wheatfield, New York.

    H.R. 2939 was introduced to prohibit taking or transmitting video of defense information.

    H.R. 2940 was introduced to allow an investment credit for certain water reuse projects.

    H.R. 2941 was introduced to improve the historic rehabilitation tax credit.

    H.R. 2942 was introduced to establish standard practices for a grant or pilot program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs through the Veterans Health Administration.

    H.R. 2943 was introduced to direct a study on insurance coverage of dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder.

    H.R. 2944 was introduced to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and modify the monument boundary.

    H.R. 2945 was introduced to address homelessness and housing crises.

    H.R. 2946 was introduced to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds.

    H.R. 2947 was introduced to require the Bureau of the Census to collect information on deafblind individuals.

    H.R. 2948 was introduced to authorize grants for gun buyback programs.

    H.R. 2949 was introduced to establish a national task force to expand opportunities and improve the standard of living for working families in America.

    H.R. 2950 was introduced to require a report on the methodology used to allocate funds for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Program.

    H.R. 2951 was introduced to designate Easter Monday as a legal public holiday.

    H.R. 2952 was introduced to clarify reporting requirements under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959.

    H.R. 2953 was introduced to provide for the publication of information relating to rules by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

    H.R. 2954 was introduced to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve multi-State apprenticeship programs for veterans educational assistance.

    H.R. 2955 was introduced to modify the definition of short-term work for Navy construction of combatant and escort vessels.

    H.R. 2956 was introduced to require an annual report on disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Government.

    H.R. 2957 was introduced to support programs using data analysis to improve outcomes for children in areas with high prevalence of trauma from adverse childhood experiences.

    H.R. 2958 was introduced to require an annual report on adverse interest agreements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

    H.R. 2959 was introduced to prohibit anchoring in certain locations of the Hudson River.

    H.R. 2960 was introduced to reauthorize payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs.

    H.R. 2961 was introduced to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.

    H.R. 2962 was introduced to require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry.

    H.R. 2963 was introduced to express the sense of Congress regarding the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchasing program.

    H.R. 2964 was introduced to include new requirements for assessments and reports under the Office of National Drug Control Prevention Act of 1998.

    H.R. 2965 was introduced to ensure the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern is not greater than zero.

    H.R. 2966 was introduced to require citizenship status documentation for certain Small Business Administration loan applicants.

    H.R. 2967 was introduced to establish the Ralph David Abernathy, Sr. National Historic Site.

    H.R. 2968 was introduced to limit the authority of the Small Business Administration to facilitate access to voter registration.

    H.R. 2969 was introduced to allow the Secretary of the Interior to enter into memoranda of understanding for scientific and technical cooperation in mapping critical minerals and rare earth elements.

    H.R. 2970 was introduced to improve laws relating to advocacy for veterans receiving health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    H. Res. 334 was introduced to amend House Resolution 211 and House Resolution 313 regarding national emergencies declared by the President.

    H. Res. 335 was introduced to support the designation of National Home Visiting Week.

    H. Res. 336 was introduced to recognize historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl.

    H. Res. 337 was introduced to recognize linemen and support the designation of National Lineman Appreciation Day.

    H. Res. 338 was introduced to support the designation of Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day.

    H. Res. 339 was introduced to support the Second Amendment and commend President Trump for protecting Second Amendment freedoms.

    H.R. 331 was reported by the Committee on Natural Resources to clarify a provision relating to conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes.

    H.R. 1001 was reported by the Committee on Natural Resources to provide for a memorandum of understanding regarding the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund.

    H.R. 249 was reported by the Committee on Natural Resources to redesignate facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Summary of Senate proceedings

    There was no Senate activity on this date.

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