Committee alerts: July 18, 2025–July 25, 2025 (House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Budget)

Neither John Joyce nor Lloyd Smucker sits on the Agriculture Committee. South Central Pennsylvania has no representation on legislation that passes through that committee.

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JOHN JOYCE committee assignments: Energy and Commerce Committee. Yes, one.

Joyce participates in fourteen caucuses, which essentially function as lobbies for special interests. Joyce’s caucuses: GOP Doctors, Children’s Health Care, Skin Cancer, Diabetes, Congressional Baking, Army, Dairy, Auto Care, Bus, Irish, Paper and Packing, Rural Broadband, Future Farmers of America, and 4-H.

LLOYD SMUCKER committee assignments: Committee on Ways and Means; Committee on the Budget.

Neither John Joyce nor Lloyd Smucker sits on the Agriculture Committee. South Central Pennsylvania, which is mostly agricultural, has no representation on legislation that passes through that committee.

Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-08) sits on the Agriculture Committee. PA-08 is NOT agricultural (Scranton, Hazleton).

Energy and Commerce Committee (JOHN JOYCE)

ACTIONS

Transcript of the February 26, 2025 committee meeting-hearing [Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Gary Palmer (R-AL)]. Title of hearing: “Examining the Biden Administration's Energy and Environment Spending Push.”

If this is something you are interested in, the transcript is worth reading. This was in the pro-Elon days.

Markup of HR 4273 and HR 4312. Livestream of the markup session here.

HR 4273: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user fee program for over-the-counter monograph drugs. Introduced July 2, 2025 by Robert Latta (R-OH). Co-sponsored by one Republican and two Democratic representatives.

HR 4312: SCORE Act: To protect the name, image, and likeness rights of student athletes and to promote fair competition with respect to intercollegiate athletics. Introduced July 10, 2025 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL). Co-sponsored by two Democratic and nine Republican representatives. The Democratic representatives were Janelle Bynum (D-OR) and Shomari Figures (D-AL). Jim Jordan (R-OH) was an original co-sponsor.

Full Committee Markup Recap: E&C Advances the SCORE Act and OMUFA Reauthorization to the Full House of Representatives.

LEGISLATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

HR 4475 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient-centered orthotic and prosthetic care, to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse with respect to orthotics and prosthetics.

Introduced on July 17, 2025 by Glenn Thompson (R-PA). Co-sponsored by three Democratic representatives and one Republican. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4484 – To expand psychological mental and behavioral health services to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP beneficiaries by permitting reimbursement of psychological services provided by certain supervised psychology trainees, and facilitating the reimbursement of those services.

Introduced on July 17, 2025 by Troy Balderson (R-OH). Co-sponsored by two Democratic representatives and one Republican. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4486 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the human health impacts of exposure to microplastics in food and water.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Janelle Bynum (D-OR). Co-sponsored by Gregory Steube (R-FL). Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4493 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to declare a public health emergency in connection with health risks associated with climate change.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Dexter (D-OR). Co-sponsored by fourteen Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4515 – 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.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Doris Matsui (D-CA). 23 Democratic representatives co-sponsored. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4518 – 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.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA). Co-sponsored by four Republican representatives and four Democrats. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committee the same day.

HR 4525 – To protect an individuals (sic) ability to access medicines approved by the Food and Drug Administration to protect a health care providers ability to provide such medicines, and information related to such medicines.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Deborah Ross (D-NC). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives and no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4528 – To make price gouging unlawful, to expand the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Janice Schakowsky (D-IL). Co-sponsored by twelve Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Committee on Financial Services the same day.

HR 4541 – To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Co-sponsored by three Republican representatives and two Democrats. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4543 – To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage for certain individual with breast or cervical cancer under the Medicaid program.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Waters (D-CA). Co-sponsored by 26 Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4545 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the provision of certain information with respect to breast reconstruction surgery under the Medicare program.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Waters (D-CA). Co-sponsored by 26 Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4556 - To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to carry out a rapid response evidence review of proposed rules relating to fluoride. No text available.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO). Eight Democratic representatives co-sponsored, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4559 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish payment parity between Medicare Advantage and fee-for-service Medicare, and to establish prompt payment requirements under Medicare Advantage. No text available.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Lloyd Doggett (D-TX). Co-sponsored by Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4562 - To make publicly available information on sustainable aviation fuel production and imports. No text available.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Mike Flood (R-NE). Co-sponsored by Troy Carter (D-LA). Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4564 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a special rule for treating trained individuals as trained personnel of a school for purposes of giving preference to States for children’s asthma treatment grant programs. No text available.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Glenn Grothman (R-WI). Twelve co-sponsors, seven Republicans and five Democrats. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4569 - To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require no-cost coverage of human milk fortifier. No text available.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Morgan McGarvey (D-KY). Two Democratic representatives co-sponsored. No Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4581 - To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Doris Matsui (D-CA). Ten Democratic co-sponsors, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4583 - Living Donor Protection Act of 2025. Full text is available. To promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.

This is not about race or sex or ethnicity, rather: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an insurer shall not deny coverage, cancel coverage, refuse to issue, determine the price or premium for, or otherwise vary any term or condition of a life insurance policy, disability insurance policy, or long-term care insurance policy for a person based solely, and without any actual, unique, and material actuarial risks, on the status of such person as a living organ donor.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Don Bacon (R-NE). Co-sponsored by 28 Democratic and 7 Republican representatives. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Financial Services the same day.

HR 4590 - To codify Executive Order 14305 (relating to restoring American airspace sovereignty). Text of HR 4590 is not available. EO 14305 has little to do with airspace “sovereignty” – it sets forth regulations for use of drones of any sort in American airspace.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Brad Finstad (R-MN). No co-sponsors. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure and Judiciary and Homeland Security the same day.

HR 4592 - To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise section 61.206 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to approve certain distribution or use of phosphogypsum. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Maxwell Frost (D-FL). Co-sponsored by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

Here is link to existing regulation.

HR 4593 - To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Russell Fry (R-SC). Co-sponsored by two Republican representatives. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (1975) does not have, as far as I can tell, a “definition” for showerhead. It references “showerhead” as follows:

Not later than one year after October 24, 1992, the Commission shall prescribe labeling rules under this section for showerheads and faucets to which standards are applicable under subsection (j) of section 6295 of this title. Such rules shall provide that the labeling of any showerhead or faucet manufactured after the 12-month period beginning on the date of the publication of such rule shall be consistent with the marking and labeling requirements of ASME A112.18.1M–1989, except that each showerhead and flow restricting or controlling spout-end device shall bear a permanent legible marking indicating the flow rate, expressed in gallons per minute (gpm) or gallons per cycle (gpc), and the flow rate value shall be the actual flow rate or the maximum flow rate specified by the standards established in subsection (j) of section 6295 of this title.

(ii) If the marking and labeling requirements of ASME A112.18.1M–1989 are revised at any time and approved by ANSI, the Commission shall amend the labeling rules established pursuant to clause (i) to be consistent with such revised ASME/ANSI requirements unless such requirements are inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter or the requirement specified in clause (i) requiring each showerhead and flow restricting or controlling spout-end device to bear a permanent legible marking indicating the flow rate of such product. (Emphases mine.)

Despite a bajillion amendments, all of which I searched, I could not find a “definition” of showerhead in this Act.

HR 4595 - To provide authority for small cultivators of cannabis and small manufacturers of cannabis products to ship cannabis and cannabis products using the mail. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Jared Huffman (D-CA). Co-sponsored by Val Hoyle (D-OR). Referred to Agriculture and Judiciary and Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform the same day.

HR 4600 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to increase the penalties related to intentional disclosure of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Nancy Mace (R-SC). No co-sponsors. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4603 - To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to prohibit State regulatory authorities from approving rates charged by electric utilities that engage in certain diversity, equity, or inclusion practices, or that consider environmental, social, or governance factors. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by John McGuire (R-VA). No co-sponsors. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4605 - To ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). Two Democratic co-sponsors, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4606 – To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). Co-sponsored by two Republican representatives and one Democrat. Referred to Ways and Means and Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4607 - To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). Co-sponsored by three Republican and two Democratic representatives. [Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is an original co-sponsor.) Referred to Judiciary and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4611 – To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person.

Introduced on July 22, 2025 by Ayanna Pressley (D-MA). Co-sponsored on July 22 by 174 Democratic representatives and zero Republicans. [Close to codification?] Referred to Committee on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means and Natural Resources and Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs and Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform and Foreign Affairs – the same day.

ALERT: No text available. But this is one to watch.

HR 4618 - To establish a Federal tort against pediatric gender clinics and other entities pushing gender-transition procedures that cause bodily injury to children or harm the mental health of children. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Gregory Steube (R-FL). Co-sponsored by Mary Miller (R-IL). Referred to Judiciary and Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce the same day.

HR 4623 – To require direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include truthful and not misleading pricing information. No text available.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Nikema Williams (D-GA). Co-sponsored by two Republicans and one Democrat. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4624 - To amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996 to establish requirements for unified boxing organizations, to further enhance the well-being of professional boxers. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Brian Jack (R-GA). Co-sponsored by one Republican and one Democratic representative. Referred to Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4626 - To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Rick Allen (R-GA). No co-sponsors. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4640 - To prohibit certain uses of algorithmic decision systems to inform individualized prices and wages. No text available.

Introduced by Greg Casar (R-TX). Seven Democratic co-sponsors, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Judiciary and Education and Workforce the same day.

HR 4758 – To repeal provisions of Public Law 117-169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification. No text available.

When I searched for and opened Public Law 117-169, it appeared as a document that I could edit and “sign.”

Public Law 117-169 was part of the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022. HR 4758 specifically repeals rebates – assuming rural and Indian tribes as well as other homeowners – for consumers that wanted to upgrade to systems that would lower energy bills and reduce pollution. Sierra Club produced the best guidelines for homeowners wishing to apply for such a rebate. Note: The rebate did not come close to covering the cost!

This “repeal” bill was introduced July 25, 2025 by Craig Goldman (R-TX) and co-sponsored by two other Republican representatives (Jake Ellzey and Dan Crenshaw). Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4760 – To amend the Natural Gas Act to clarify the treatment of bunkering as an export. Natural gas “bunkering” is the use of liquid natural gas to power ships. This had been illegal prior to 02/28/2025, when Trump’s Department of Energy lifted the ban. Now Republicans want this fuel to count as an export.

Alert: Watch for future economic reports regarding natural gas imports and exports.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Laurel Lee (R-FL). Co-sponsored by August Pfluger (R-TX). Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4773 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a SNF-at-home program under the Medicare program. No text available.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Adrian Smith (R-NE). Co-sponsored by Suzan DelBene (D-WA). [SNF means “skilled nursing facility” – at home instead of in hospital.] Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

House resolution 593 – Congratulating the Oncology Nursing Society on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA). Co-sponsored by Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR). Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day.

House resolution 611 – Expressing the importance of accurate information for medical professionals treating pregnant women and their unborn children in the emergency department, and for informing the general public. This resolution (not a bill) seeks to differentiate between elective-induced abortion and treatment for ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Kat Cammack (R-FL). Co-sponsored by five Republicans, no Democrats. Referred to Energy and Commerce the same day. [Strange committee assignment for an abortion-related resolution.]

Executive communication 171-123, July 17, 2025, pages H3471-H3472: Attorney Advisor, Federal Railroad Commission, transmitting the final rule of the Department of Transportation were received by the Energy and Commerce Committee, as well as the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Only the administrative sections of the communication were sent to Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” is unknown through congressional records.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1466: Letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule - Amendment of Sections 73.622(j), Table of TV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Las Vegas, Nevada); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so Table of TV allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Las Vegas, Nevada) is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1467: A letter from the Chief, Policy and Rules Division, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission’s final rule - Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1468: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels; Correction; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1469: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Control of Emissions During Petroleum Liquid Storage, Loading, and Transfer; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1470: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Air Plan Approval; Louisiana; Nonattainment Plan for the Evangeline Parish 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard Nonattainment Area received July 8, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so the sulfur dioxide levels in Evangeline Parish are unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1471: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so air plan approval for New Jersey is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1472: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so new use rules for specific chemicals are unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1473: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; 2017 Base Year Emissions Inventory for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so air plan approval for Connecticut is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1474: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s direct final rule - Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Second Maintenance Plan for the Ohio portion of the Campbell-Clermont, KY-OH SO2 Maintenance Area received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” for the Ohio portion of the Campbell-Clermont is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1475: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Cypermethrin; Pesticide Tolerances received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” regarding Cypermethrin and pesticide tolerances is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1476: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tolerances received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” regarding Acetamiprid and pesticide tolerances is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1477: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule - Triclopyr; Pesticide Tolerances received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so “final rule” regarding Triclopyr and pesticide tolerances is unknown.

Executive communication 171-124, July 21, 2025, page EC1478: A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory Management Division, Office of Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s direct final rule - Air Plan Approval; Guam; Base Year Emissions Inventory for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Piti-Cabras Nonattainment Area received July 15, 2025; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so air plan approval for Guam is unknown.

Executive communication 171-125, July 22, 2025, page EC1492: A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department’s final rule - Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standard CIP-015-1--Cyber Security—Internal Network Security Monitoring; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Text is not yet available, so this FERC “final rule” is unknown.

Presidential message 119-73, July 22, 2025, page PM33, Proclamation Regarding National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing: A message from the President of the United States, transmitting a proclamation providing exemption for certain stationary sources from compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency titled “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing.” Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and ordered to be printed.

Text is not yet available, so the content of this proclamation is unknown.

Presidential message 119-74, July 22, 2025, page PM34, Proclamation Regarding National Emissions Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- And Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review Of The Residual Risk And Technology Review: A message from the President of the United States, transmitting a proclamation providing exemption for certain stationary sources from compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency titled “National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review.” Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and ordered to be printed.

Text is not yet available, so the content of this proclamation is unknown.

Presidential message 119-75, July 22, 2025, page PM35, Proclamation Regarding National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards For Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk And Technology Review: A message from the President of the United States, transmitting a proclamation providing exemption for certain stationary sources from compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency titled “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review.” Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and ordered to be printed.

Text is not yet available, so the content of this proclamation is unknown.

Presidential message 119-76, July 22, 2025, page PM36, Proclamation Regarding New Source Performance Standards For The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry And National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants For The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry And Group I & II Polymers And Resins Industry: A message from the President of the United States, transmitting a proclamation providing exemption for certain stationary sources from compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency titled “New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry.” Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and ordered to be printed.

Text is not yet available, so the content of this proclamation is unknown.

Committee on Ways and Means (LLOYD SMUCKER)

ACTIONS

Field Hearing: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivering for American Workers – Las Vegas, Nevada. July 25, 2025. Promoting Trump’s spending bill.

Field Hearing: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivering for the American Economy – Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Simi Valley, California. July 26, 2025. The Ways and Means committee still has not scheduled any “witnesses” for this event.

ACTION ALERT: ASK FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE ~~VACATIONS~~ FIELD HEARINGS.

LEGISLATION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

Introduced on July 17, 2025 by Glenn Thompson (R-PA). Co-sponsored by three Democratic representatives and one Republican. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Introduced on July 17, 2025 by Troy Balderson (R-OH). Co-sponsored by two Democratic representatives and one Republican. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4487 – To make unlawful the sale of any firearm by a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer without a written notice promoting safe storage and a safe storage device, to create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for a credit against tax for sales at retail of safe firearm storage devices.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by André Carson (D-IN). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Judiciary the same day.

HR 4494 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for flood insurance premiums.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Byron Donalds (R-FL). No co-sponsors from either party. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4501 – To protect the citizenship of, and provide tax-exempt status to, any American elected as the Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Jeff Hurd (R-CO). Co-sponsored by six Republican representatives, no Democrats. Referred to Ways and Means and Judiciary the same day.

HR 4507 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a temporary tax credit for eligible teachers who provide tutoring services.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA). Co-sponsored by Eugene Vindman (D-VA). Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4514 – To provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by John Mannion (D-NY). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4529 – To increase market access for Black farmers and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, to ensure civil rights accountability.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by David Scott (D-GA). Co-sponsored by 22 Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Agriculture the same day.

HR 4536 – To recognize and reward exceptional physical fitness among members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and to promote physical readiness and overall health in the Armed Forces.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by William Timmons (R-SC). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means and Armed Services the same day.

HR 4537 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for expenses relating to the purchase and installation of qualified emissions control devices on or in connection with qualified cook stoves or qualified char broilers of eligible small restaurant businesses.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Ritchie Torres (D-NY). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4545 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the provision of certain information with respect to breast reconstruction surgery under the Medicare program.

Introduced July 17, 2025 by Maxine Waters (D-CA). Co-sponsored by 26 Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4548 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for small employer pension plan startup costs and the retirement auto-enrollment credit available to tax-exempt eligible small employers.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Vern Buchanan (R-FL). Co-sponsored by two Democratic representatives and one Republican. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Lloyd Doggett (D-TX). Co-sponsored by Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4572 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the qualified contract exception to the extended low-income housing commitment rules for purposes of the low-income housing credit.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). Co-sponsored by three Republican representatives and two Democrats. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4573 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to small businesses for research activities related to the mitigation of certain drug threats.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by Joe Neguse (D-CO). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4577 – To take measures with respect to certain property that is nationalized or expropriated by certain foreign governments, to amend section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to include expropriation of the assets of United States persons in acts, policies, and practices of foreign countries that are unreasonable or discriminatory.

Introduced July 21, 2025 by August Pfluger (R-TX). Co-sponsored by 22 Republican representatives and six Democrats. Referred to Ways and Means and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure the same day.

HR 4586 – To establish a comprehensive strategy to support African and Caribbean diaspora engagement in development through reduced remittance costs, investment incentives, and institutional partnerships.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Co-sponsored by Jonathan Jackson (D-IL). Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs and Financial Services the same day.

HR 4589 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to incentivize the domestic production of port cranes.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Mike Ezell (R-MS). Co-sponsored by three Republican representatives, no Democrats. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

ALERT: Assume this is Mississippi pork. Where are port cranes manufactured in the USA?

No text available.

HR 4611 – To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person.

ALERT: No text available. But this is one to watch.

HR 4613 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the differentiation between mead and low alcohol by volume wine for purposes of the tax imposed on wines.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Andrea Salinas (D-OR). Co-sponsored by two Republicans and one Democrat. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4619 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Paul Tonko (D-NY). Co-sponsored by two Republicans and one Democrat. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4623 – To require direct-to-consumer advertisements for prescription drugs and biological products to include truthful and not misleading pricing information.

Introduced July 22, 2025 by Nikema Williams (D-GA). Co-sponsored by two Republicans and one Democrat. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

No text available. The fine print will matter.

HR 4630 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore wagering loss limitation rules. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Andy Barr (R-KY). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

The Senate added a provision to Trump’s One Big Awful Spending Bill that limited deduction of gambling losses to 90%, meaning that bettors could owe taxes that they had not owed before. Andy Barr wants to undo this injustice. It hurts horse racing same as it hurts casinos.

HR 4634 – To provide a process for ensuring the United States does not default on its obligations. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Brendan Boyle (D-PA). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means and Rules and Budget the same day.

HR 4639 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for the costs of infertility treatments. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Mike Carey (R-OH). Co-sponsored by Greg Landsman (D-OH) and Max Miller (R-OH). Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4644 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to contribute to ABLE accounts in lieu of retirement plan contributions. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Sharice Davids (D-KS). Co-sponsored by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

ABLE accounts are savings-investments programs for people with disabilities whose disability began before age 46 (was age 26). Money saved in ABLE accounts does not affect most federally funded benefits based on need. The money in the account may be used to pay for qualified disability expenses.

HR 4648 – To require health insurance plans to provide coverage for fertility treatment. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). Three Democratic representatives co-sponsored. No Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce and Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs the same day.

HR 4651 – To require immigration enforcement staff to wear body cameras. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means and Homeland Security and Judiciary the same day.

HR 4653 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable tax credit for first-time parents. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Shomari Figures (D-AL). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4654 – To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby sleep items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Shomari Figures (D-AL). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives. No Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs the same day.

HR 4666 – To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby clothing items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Jimmy Gomez (D-CA). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives. No Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs the same day.

HR 4674 - To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby hygiene items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Steven Horsford (D-NV). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives. No Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs the same day.

HR 4683 - To increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Timothy Kennedy (D-NY). Co-sponsored by Bennie Thompson (D-MS). No Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Homeland Security the same day.

HR 4710 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Gregory Murphy (R-NC). Co-sponsored by three Democratic and two Republican representatives. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce and Education and Workforce the same day.

HR 4714 - To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Twenty co-sponsors, all Democratic, no Republican. Referred to Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources and Science, Space, and Technology and Energy and Commerce and Agriculture and Appropriations and Financial Services and Foreign Affairs the same day.

Alert: This must be one that Mike Johnson thinks Republicans would lose and is trying to kill in committee.

HR 4717 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a first-time homebuyer credit. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). Co-sponsored by 27 Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4718 - To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to minimum participation standards for pension plans and qualified trusts. No text available. At this point, no way to know how this bill would amend ERISA.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Brittany Pettersen (D-CO). Co-sponsored by Michael Rulli (R-OH). Referred to Ways and Means and Education and Workforce the same day.

HR 4726 - To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby toy items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs the same day.

HR 4731 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Terri Sewell (D-AL). Co-sponsored by Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

Note: Surprised that JOHN JOYCE (R-PA) did not co-sponsor this bill. In 2021, the consolidated appropriations bill allowed Medicare to increase the number of Medicare-funded residencies at hospitals to make up for shortage of physicians. HR 4731 would increase the number of residents funded by Medicare, since the 2021 appropriations funds have been used up. Read more on the official Medicare Web site.

HR 4734 - To protect Social Security benefits and ensure the continued effective operation of the Social Security Administration. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Melanie Stansbury (D-CO). Co-sponsored by three Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4736 - To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify the authority of the Trade Representative to take actions with respect to certain foreign trade practices. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Haley Stevens (D-MI). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4738 - To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby safety items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs the same day.

HR 4739 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced rate of tax for corporations that maintain a plan for distributing equity to employees. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Thomas Suozzi (D-NY). Co-sponsored by six Democratic representatives and five Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4740 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for certain overtime compensation. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH). No co-sponsors. Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4746 - To prohibit the imposition of duties on certain baby food items pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Derek Tran (D-CA). Co-sponsored by five Democratic representatives, no Republicans. Referred to Ways and Means and Foreign Affairs the same day.

HR 4752 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with a history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation in a blood relative or a personal or ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer, and to provide coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries that would reduce the risk for individuals with a germline (inherited) mutation associated with a high risk of developing a preventable cancer. No text available.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Co-sponsored by two Republican representatives and one Democrat. Referred to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce the same day.

HR 4765 – To reprogram all remaining unobligated funds from the IRS enforcement account. No text available.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Tim Moore (R-NC). Co-sponsored by three Republicans, no Democrats. I could not find where the funds are to be reprogrammed. Referred to Ways and Means and Judiciary and Homeland Security the same day.

HR 4769 – To support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children and youth with experience in foster care. No text available.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA). Co-sponsored by eight Democrats and two Republicans. The Republicans: Don Bacon (R-NE) and Zachary Nunn (R-IA). Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4772 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the percentage depletion rate for certain rare earths, and for other purposes. No text available.

Introduced July 25, 2025 by Adrian Smith (R-NE). Co-sponsored by Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA). Referred to Ways and Means the same day.

HR 4773 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a SNF-at-home program under the Medicare program. No text available.

House resolution 604 - A resolution unequivocally condemning nationwide violent attacks on Federal agents enforcing America's immigration laws. Full text available here.

Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) recognizes that the heroic men and women of ICE and CBP work long hours every day to enforce our laws, detain and deport criminal illegal aliens from the United States, and protect law-abiding American citizens;

(2) unequivocally condemns all acts of violence perpetrated by criminal illegals and others against Federal, State, and local law enforcement during the incidents cited in this resolution; and

(3) calls on local, State, and Federal elected officials to support the law enforcement representatives and partners of the Federal Government as it duly and officially enforces our laws against illegal immigration and violent crime.

Introduced July 23, 2025 by Darrell Issa (R-CA). Co-sponsored by Ken Calvert (R-CA). Referred to Ways and Means and Judiciary and Homeland Security the same day.

Executive communications, July 21, 2025. EC4189: A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting notification of the Secretary’s determination that, by reason of the statutory debt limit, the Secretary will be unable to fully invest the portion of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF) not immediately required to pay beneficiaries, and that a “debt issuance suspension period,” previously determined to end on June 27, 2025, will continue through July 24, 2025.

Communication sent jointly to the Committees on Ways and Means and Oversight and Government Reform.

Text is not yet available, so content of notification is unknown through congressional records.

Executive communications, July 22, 2025. EC1506: A letter from the Section Chief, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only rule – Withholding and Reporting With Respect to Uncashed Retirement Plan Distribution Checks (and Subsequent Checks). Communication sent to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Text is not yet available, so “IRB only rule” is unknown through congressional records.

Committee on the Budget (LLOYD SMUCKER)

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