Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 261)
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB451
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
<p><strong>Fostering Autonomy in Independent Returns by Prohibiting Redundant and Extralegal Programs Act of 2025 or the FAIR PREP Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from preparing federal tax returns or refund claims, with some exceptions. The bill specifically prohibits the preparation of federal income tax returns or refund claims through the IRS’s Direct File program. (The Direct File program currently allows qualified taxpayers in 25 participating states to prepare and electronically file free federal tax returns through a portal on the IRS’s website.)</p><p>The bill defines <em>prepare</em> with respect to federal tax returns and refund claims as (1) the completion (in whole or in part) of any form or schedule for the purpose of calculating federal taxes or refunds, and (2) the filing (either electronically or on paper) of such federal tax returns or refund claims.</p><p>However, under the bill, federal and state tax returns and refund claims may be prepared through the IRS’s Free File program (a program that allows certain taxpayers to prepare and file free federal and state income tax returns using third-party tax-preparation software) or the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance grant program (through which the IRS partners with local community organizations to help low-income and disabled individuals and persons with limited English proficiency prepare and file free federal and state income tax returns).</p><p> Further, the Department of the Treasury may not award grants or enter into contracts or other transactions for the development or operation of an electronic tax preparation service. </p>
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4510
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to authorize grants to strengthen relationships between health and wellness providers or systems (including for behavioral health) and community-based sexual assault programs to support survivors of sexual assault across the lifespan of the survivor, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4511
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4512
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds for certain animal research, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4513
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing permits and leases, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4514
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4515
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a program and national strategic action plan to prepare and empower the health care sector to protect the health and well-being of our workers, our communities, and our planet in the face of the climate crisis, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4516
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To require the Secretary of State to ensure that commodities procured for the purpose of foreign assistance are made available to intended beneficiaries before such commodities expire, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4517
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to develop and implement a venue-specific heat-related illnesses emergency action plan, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4518
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report to the Attorney General certain controlled substances violations.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4519
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To prohibit the District of Columbia government from entering into Sister City relationships with jurisdictions located in foreign adversary countries, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB452
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/15/25
Engrossed
4/29/25
To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic "Miracle on Ice", revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4520
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To require the Small Business Administration to provide assistance with apply to SBIR and STTR programs to certain small business concerns, and for other purposes.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4521
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Chad Robichaux, Sarah Verardo, Tim Kennedy, Kevin Rourke, Sean Gabler, Dave Johnson, and Dennis Price, in recognition of their exceptional efforts and selfless dedication during the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021, which led to the safe evacuation of over 17,000 people from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
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Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session
Us Congress House Bill HB4522
Introduced
7/17/25
Refer
7/17/25
To provide for working with allies to seek increased compliance by China with certain OECD export credit standards.