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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D–MN
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-07 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would create a federal Department of Peacebuilding to prevent violence and support peaceful conflict resolution in the United States and abroad. Its work would include school peace education, community violence prevention, international conflict prevention, and grants to schools and organizations. It would authorize future funding without setting a dollar amount or itself providing that money. At least 85 percent of any funding appropriated under that authorization would support domestic peace programs, including their administrative costs.
There is hereby established a Department of Peacebuilding
reduce and prevent violence in the United States and internationally through peacebuilding and effective nonviolent conflict resolution
provide peace education grants to pre-kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education for the creation and expansion of peace studies departments and the education and training of teachers in peace studies, violence prevention, peacebuilding, community building, and nonviolent conflict resolution skills
make grants to nonprofit organizations and nongovernmental organizations for the purposes of developing innovative school and neighborhood programs for nonviolent conflict resolution and creating local peacebuilding initiatives
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary. (b) Limitation on use of funds Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), at least 85 percent shall be used for domestic peace programs, including administrative costs associated with such programs.
The findings present the bill's rationale: violence has interconnected human and financial costs, and peacebuilding should address its underlying causes. These are statements made in the proposal, not established results of its programs.
The physical, emotional, monetary, and other costs of violence are enormous, cut across all sectors of society in the United States, disproportionately impact people of color, and are interrelated.
Peacebuilding is predicated on research into the root causes of violence in the United States and the world, through promotion and promulgation of effective policies and programs that ameliorate those root causes of violence
The new department would be part of the executive branch, led by a Secretary appointed by the President with Senate approval. Its mission would include supporting local violence prevention programs and investing in nongovernmental organizations with successful violence prevention initiatives.
be within the executive branch of the Federal Government
There shall be at the head of the Department a Secretary of Peacebuilding, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
support local communities in finding, funding, replicating, and expanding programs to reduce and prevent violence
invest in nongovernmental organizations that have implemented successful initiatives to reduce and prevent violence, both internationally and domestically
The Secretary would research violence reduction programs, recommend policies, and develop a way to measure progress toward peace. Annual progress reports would go to the President, Congress, and the public and appear on the department's website.
monitor and analyze causative principles of conflict and make policy recommendations for developing conditions of peace and maintaining peaceful conduct
research effective violence reduction programs and promote and promulgate such programs within the Federal Government and society
consult with private, public, and nongovernmental organizations to develop a metric model that provides the means to measure and report progress toward peace in the United States to the President, Congress, and the public, and issue reports on such progress annually with those reports to be available to the public on the website of the Department
Domestic duties would include policies addressing family violence, suicide, substance abuse, and weapons-related violence, especially among young people. The Secretary would also help establish and fund community violence prevention, school mediation, and unarmed civilian crisis response, and provide counseling and advocacy for people harmed by violence.
developing new policies and supporting existing policies that effectively address personal and family violence, including suicide, domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, and mistreatment of the elderly and others
creating new policies and programs and expanding existing policies and programs that effectively reduce drug and alcohol abuse
analyzing existing policies, employing successful, field-tested programs, and developing new approaches for dealing with the tools of violence, including handguns and assault weapons, especially among youth
assisting in the establishment and funding of community-based violence prevention programs, including virtual violence prevention programs for at-home participation, violence prevention counseling and peer mediation in schools and via video conferences, and unarmed civilian peacekeeping and crisis mitigation at a local level
providing counseling and advocacy on behalf of individuals victimized by violence, including those with mental health challenges
International duties would include advising the Defense and State departments, sponsoring conflict prevention, and helping train U.S. personnel who administer reconstruction and the disbanding of armed forces after conflict. The Secretary would facilitate peace summits and administer a budget for training and deploying unarmed civilian peacekeepers in multinational nonviolent forces.
advise the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State on matters relating to national security, including the protection of human rights and the prevention of, amelioration of, and de-escalation of unarmed and armed international conflict
contribute to and participate in the development of training of all United States personnel who administer post-conflict reconstruction and demobilization in war-torn societies
sponsor national and regional conflict-prevention and dispute-resolution initiatives
establish and administer a budget designated for the training and deployment of unarmed civilian peacekeepers to participate in multinational nonviolent peacekeeping forces that may be conducted by civilian, governmental, or multilateral organizations
in consultation with the Secretary of State, bring together all stakeholders who are impacted by a conflict by facilitating peace summits
The Secretary and Treasury Secretary would hire and train monitors and investigators to help enforce international restrictions on arms transfers. The Peacebuilding Secretary would recommend reducing and eliminating weapons of mass destruction and report annually to the President on U.S. arms sales and their implications for defense, peace, and security.
jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury, strengthen peace enforcement through hiring and training monitors and investigators to help with the enforcement of international arms embargoes
submit to the President recommendations for reductions and elimination of weapons of mass destruction, and make annual reports to the President on the sale of arms from the United States to other nations, with an analysis of the impact of such sales on the defense of the United States, how such sales affect peace and security, and how reduction or cessation of such sales affect peace and security
The bill would add the Secretary of Peacebuilding to the National Security Council membership provision by inserting the title after Treasury. It would also require the Secretary to offer nonviolent conflict resolution strategies and suggest resources for unarmed civilian peacekeepers when conflict or crisis threatens people's security, including disputes over health supplies, food, water, energy, trade, or climate concerns.
(d) Membership of the Secretary of Peacebuilding on the national security council Section 101(c) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021(c)) is amended by inserting , the Secretary of Peacebuilding after Treasury.
The Secretary shall address and offer nonviolent conflict resolution strategies and suggest resources for unarmed civilian peacekeepers to the appropriate relevant parties on issues of human security if such security is threatened by conflict or crisis
scarcity of natural resources (such as water and energy resources), food, health resources (such as life saving medicine, medical and protective equipment and supplies, including viral and bacterial infection testing supplies and vaccines), trade, or climate and environmental concerns
While respecting the First Amendment and free, independent media, the Secretary would study how media escalate or reduce conflict, publish the findings, and recommend ways professional media organizations could increase awareness of peacebuilding.
Respecting the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America and the requirement for free and independent media, the Secretary shall
study the role of the media in the escalation and de-escalation of conflict at domestic and international levels, including the role of fear-inducing and hate-inducing speech and actions, and making the findings of such study public
make recommendations to professional media organizations in order to provide opportunities to increase media awareness of peacebuilding initiatives
The Secretary would develop peace education materials covering subjects such as civil rights, causes of violence, successful peace agreements, and patriarchal social structures. In consultation with the Education Secretary, the department would make the curriculum available to local school districts and offer grants and training to encourage state curricula. It would also develop and implement instruction intended to prevent bullying and harassment.
consult with the United States Institute of Peace, the Department of Education, Indigenous communities, and other concerned individuals and organizations and develop a peace education curriculum
the civil rights movement in the United States and throughout the world and human rights and liberties movements
underlying causes of violence and conditions of peace
peace agreements and circumstances in which peaceful intervention has worked to stop conflict
the patriarchal structure of society and the inherent violence of such structure in the shaping of relationships and institutions
in consultation with the Secretary of Education— (A) commission and participate in the development of such curriculum and make such curriculum available to local school districts
offer incentives in the form of grants and training to encourage the development of State peace curricula and assist schools in applying for such grants and training
create school and community cultures where students and staff do not feel threatened and are free from bullying and harassment by developing and implementing curricula in nonviolent conflict resolution education, mindfulness, and restorative practices
A Peace Academy modeled on military service academies would offer four years of peace education. Graduates would have to complete five years of public service in domestic or international nonviolent conflict resolution programs.
establish a Peace Academy that shall— (A) be modeled after the military service academies; and (B) provide a 4-year course of instruction in peace education, after which graduates will be required to serve 5 years in public service in programs dedicated to domestic or international nonviolent conflict resolution
The President would appoint, with Senate approval, an Under Secretary, seven Assistant Secretaries, a General Counsel, and four additional officers. The Under Secretary would act for an absent or disabled Secretary or fill a vacancy temporarily. The bill also proposes adding Peacebuilding to two provisions of the Inspector General Act; the underlying provisions are not reproduced.
The President shall appoint an Under Secretary of Peacebuilding in the Department, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. During the absence or disability of the Secretary, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Secretary, the Under Secretary shall act as Secretary.
The President shall appoint in the Department, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate— (A) an Assistant Secretary for Peace Education and Training; (B) an Assistant Secretary for Domestic Peacebuilding Activities; (C) an Assistant Secretary for International Peacebuilding Activities; (D) an Assistant Secretary for Technology for Peace; (E) an Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Disarmament; (F) an Assistant Secretary for Peacebuilding Information and Research; (G) an Assistant Secretary for Human and Economic Rights; and (H) a General Counsel.
The President shall appoint 4 additional officers in the Department, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Section 401 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Inspector General Act of 1978) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting Peacebuilding, after Homeland Security,; and (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting Peacebuilding, after Homeland Security,.
An Office of Peace Education and Training would support education from preschool through postgraduate study and distribute peace curricula to state and territorial education agencies and other interested institutions. It would provide school and college grants for peace studies and teacher training, and establish Community Peace Block Grants for nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations' school and neighborhood programs.
There shall be in the Department an Office of Peace Education and Training
carry out those functions of the Department relating to the creation, encouragement, and impact of peace education and training at the pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary, university, and postgraduate levels
shall create and support the development and dissemination of effective peace curricula and supporting materials for distribution to the State educational agency in each State and territory of the United States and any other interested institutions
provide peace education grants to pre-kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education for the creation and expansion of peace studies departments and the education and training of teachers in peace studies, violence prevention, peacebuilding, community building, and nonviolent conflict resolution skills
establish a grant program to be known as the Community Peace Block Grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit organizations and nongovernmental organizations for the purposes of developing innovative school and neighborhood programs for nonviolent conflict resolution and creating local peacebuilding initiatives
An Office of Domestic Peacebuilding Activities would develop prevention policies and support restorative justice—bringing offenders, victims, and community members together to repair harm through accountability and rehabilitation. It would also support people returning from incarceration and fund nonviolence and conflict resolution training intended to reduce pathways from school discipline into the criminal justice system.
There shall be in the Department an Office of Domestic Peacebuilding Activities
develop new policies and build upon existing proven programs to prevent the school-to-prison pipeline by promoting restorative and conflict resolution practices at pre-kindergarten, elementary, secondary, university, and post graduate levels and in police academies, with funding for teacher, staff, student, and community training in nonviolence, restorative practices, conflict resolution, and diversity understanding and appreciation
to assist in the re-entry into the community by individuals who have been incarcerated by providing trauma healing, including training in anger management, conflict resolution, peacebuilding skills, life skills, and educational and job skills
to provide restorative justice and restorative practice programs at all levels of the criminal justice system that bring together offenders, victims, and community members in an effort to repair the damage caused by criminal activity through accountability and rehabilitation
The domestic office would support neighborhood deployment of nonmilitary conflict prevention personnel and encourage locally and state-run citizen boards to recommend police training and review law enforcement actions. A Cultural Diplomacy for Peace grant program would fund domestic cultural exchanges through schools, colleges, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
to provide for training and deployment into neighborhoods of nonmilitary domestic conflict prevention and peacemaking personnel, including violence interrupters, community safety task force, and civilian community peacekeepers
to encourage and facilitate formation of locally and State-run and administered citizen’s boards to recommend any appropriate training as needed for working compassionately and effectively with local, regional, and State populations and to review and hold accountable actions of all local, regional, and State police and law enforcement departments in the United States
establish a grant program to be known as the Cultural Diplomacy for Peace grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to pre-kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of developing domestic cultural exchanges
An Office of International Peacebuilding Activities would support deployment of Peace Academy graduates and other civilian peace personnel, conflict prevention initiatives, and a multinational nonviolent peace force. Its program goals would include addressing hunger, disease, poverty, genocide, trafficking, and access to primary education. It would establish grants for international cultural exchanges through schools, colleges, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.
There shall be in the Department an Office of International Peacebuilding Activities
provide for the training and deployment of graduates of the Peace Academy established under section 102(g) and other nonmilitary conflict prevention and peacemaking personnel
support national and regional conflict-prevention, de-escalation, and peaceful dispute-resolution initiatives
eradicate extreme hunger, infectious and other diseases, and poverty; (G) eradicate genocide; (H) achieve universal primary education; (I) empower women and girls; (J) eradicate human trafficking
support the creation of a multinational nonviolent peace force
establish a grant program to be known as the International Cultural Diplomacy for Peace grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to pre-kindergarten schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of developing international cultural exchanges
An Office of Technology for Peace would examine technology's effects on peace, including artificial intelligence, social media, drones, and data science. It would award research and development grants for transportation, communications, agriculture, medicine, and energy technologies that have nonviolent applications, conserve natural resources, and promote a green, peaceful economy.
There shall be in the Department an Office of Technology for Peace
the awareness, study, ethical implications and impact of evolving existing technologies and developing new technologies, including artificial intelligence, mobile technologies, social media, drones, and data science and information, on the creation and maintenance of domestic and international peace
shall make grants for the research and development of technologies in transportation, communications, agriculture, medicine, and energy that— (1) are nonviolent in application; (2) encourage the conservation and sustainability of natural resources, including air, water, land, in order to prevent future conflicts regarding scarce resources due to overuse or natural or human-caused disasters, including climate change and pandemics; and (3) promote a green, peaceful economy
An Office of Arms Control and Disarmament would advise on weapons negotiations and develop nonviolent strategies to prevent or deter testing or use of specified weapons. It would keep arms reduction agreements, help implement them, and support nuclear waste cleanup at military, research, reactor, and other contaminated sites.
There shall be in the Department an Office of Arms Control and Disarmament
advise the Secretary on interagency discussions and international negotiations
develop nonviolent strategies to prevent and deter testing or use of offensive or defensive nuclear weapons, weaponized drones, assault weapons, and other weapons of mass destruction
serve as a depository for copies of all contracts, agreements, and treaties that address the reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction, and the protection of space from militarization; (5) provide technical support and legal assistance for the implementation of such contracts, agreements, and treaties
address and support nuclear waste cleanup at nuclear test sites, nuclear research facilities and laboratories, Superfund Sites of former and present military bases in the United States and abroad and at lands, in waters, and in the air adjacent to old and new nuclear reactors and nuclear-contaminated sites
An Office of Peacebuilding Information and Research would study violence and peaceful conflict resolution and share its work publicly. Required annual reporting would cover media violence and misinformation, deaths caused by and inflicted on law enforcement, gun violence, and school instruction in nonviolent conflict resolution. The office would also publish a monthly department journal.
There shall be in the Department an Office of Peacebuilding Information and Research
research and analysis relating to creating, initiating, and modeling approaches to peaceful coexistence and nonviolent conflict resolution and shall make this information available to Congress, the public, and other interested entities on an ongoing basis
commission or compile research on the effect of violence in the media, including the use of untruths, misinformation and false information and make such reports available to Congress and the public annually
commission or compile research on the number and circumstances of deaths caused by law enforcement using guns or other weapons, devices or methods, the number and circumstances of deaths to law enforcement officials caused by guns or other weapons, devices or methods, the effects of gun violence in the United States, and make such reports available to Congress and the public annually
commission or compile research on the effect of teaching nonviolent conflict resolution skills and practices and social emotional education in schools and disseminate such information to educational institutions, Congress and the public annually
publish a monthly journal of the activities of the Department and encourage scholarly participation
An Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights would support principles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and help incorporate them into U.S. agreements with other nations. It would document domestic and international abuses and recommend nonviolent responses, including for genocide, torture, police brutality, detention for profit, trafficking, and forced labor.
There shall be in the Department an Office of Human Rights and Economic Rights
carry out those functions in the Department that support the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
assist the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, in furthering the incorporation of the principles of human rights, as enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, into all agreements between the United States and other nations
gather information on and document domestic and international human rights abuses, including genocide, torture, State executions, police brutality, detention for profit, caging of children and other individuals, murder of unarmed civilians, solitary confinement (especially among children), human trafficking, child soldiers, child labor, and slave labor and recommend to the Secretary nonviolent responses to promote awareness, understanding, and correction of abuses
The human and economic rights office would analyze resource scarcity and displacement caused by violence and recommend assistance and nonviolent responses. It would also help develop strategies for international funding conditions and compliance with domestic and international labor rights law, and analyze how U.S. development investments affect peace and stability.
conduct economic analyses of the scarcity of human and natural resources as a source of conflict and make recommendations to the Secretary for nonviolent prevention of such scarcity, nonviolent intervention in case of such scarcity, and the development of programs to assist people facing such scarcity
conduct economic analyses of the impact of violence within and among nations as a source of human displacement and criminalization, vilification, victimization and mistreatment of those fleeing their homes to seek better and safer lives and make recommendations to the Secretary for nonviolent solutions and development of programs to assist people facing such conditions
developing strategies regarding the sustainability and the management of the distribution of funds from international agencies, the conditions regarding the receipt of such funds, and the impact of those conditions on the peace and stability of the recipient nations
developing strategies to promote full compliance with domestic and international labor rights law
conduct policy analysis to ensure that the international development investments of the United States positively impact the peace and stability of the recipient country
An Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace would advise the President and Secretary, provide a forum for international, federal, Tribal, state, and local representatives, and offer mediation. Members would be appointed by the Secretary. The council would report on federal peace activities every two years, or more frequently if it considered that necessary.
There shall be in the Department an advisory committee known as the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Peace
The Council shall provide assistance and make recommendations to the President and the Secretary concerning intergovernmental policies relating to peace and nonviolent conflict resolution.
provide a forum for representatives of international bodies, the Federal Government, Tribal governments, and State and local governments to discuss peace issues
offer professional mediation services to ameliorate and resolve intergovernmental and intragovernmental conflict as needed
submit biennially, or more frequently if determined necessary by the Council, a report to the President, the Secretary, and Congress reviewing the impact of Federal peace activities on the Federal Government and on State and local governments
The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Council.
A Federal Interagency Committee on Peace would help coordinate the department's work with other federal agencies and recommend improvements to coordination of peacebuilding, violence prevention, and wellness policies. The Secretary would appoint its members.
There is established a Federal Interagency Committee on Peace
assist the Secretary in providing a mechanism to assure that the procedures and actions of the Department and other Federal agencies are fully coordinated
study and make recommendations for assuring effective coordination of Federal programs, policies, and administrative practices affecting peace, peacebuilding and violence prevention, and wellness
The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Committee.
The Secretary could hire employees and set their compensation as needed. Unless another law provides otherwise, appointments would follow applicable hiring laws and compensation would follow title 5 of the U.S. Code.
The Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Secretary and the Department. Except as otherwise provided by law, such employees shall be appointed in accordance with applicable laws and the compensation of such employees fixed in accordance with title 5, United States Code.
The Defense and State secretaries would have to consult the Peacebuilding Secretary when conflict involving the United States is foreseeable, imminent, or occurring. A formal consultation process would address policies or resource withdrawals that may lead to violence, armed conflict, domestic use of Defense Department personnel, and transfers of military equipment to law enforcement or others.
In any case in which a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity is foreseeable, imminent, or occurring, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall consult with the Secretary of Peacebuilding concerning violence prevention, nonviolent means of conflict resolution, and peacebuilding.
The Secretary shall establish a formal process of consultation in a timely manner with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council— (A) prior to the initiation of policies or withdrawal of resources that may lead to violence and of any armed conflict between the United States and any other country; and (B) for any matter involving— (i) the use of Department of Defense personnel within the United States; or (ii) the proposed or actual distribution of equipment of the Department of Defense to local or State law enforcement entities or to other individuals or entities.
For ongoing or recently concluded conflicts involving the United States, the Secretary would independently study diplomatic initiatives. After a conflict, the Secretary would assess their effectiveness in ending it. Appropriate federal agency heads would also have to consult the Secretary when drafting treaties and peace agreements.
a conflict between the United States and any other government or entity
In any case in which a conflict described in paragraph (1) is ongoing or recently concluded, the Secretary shall conduct an independent study of diplomatic initiatives undertaken by the United States and other parties to such conflict.
In any case in which a conflict described in paragraph (1) has recently concluded, the Secretary shall assess the effectiveness of any initiatives in ending such conflict.
The head of each appropriate Federal agency shall consult with the Secretary in drafting treaties and peace agreements.
The Secretary would collaborate with federal agencies, experts, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations, and state, Tribal, and local leaders on related federal programs. That collaboration would prioritize people most affected when implementing, updating, or evaluating the programs.
The Secretary shall, for the greatest effectiveness in promoting peace and peacebuilding, collaborate with other Federal agencies, applicable experts, nongovernmental organization stakeholders, appropriate non-profit organization stakeholders and State, Tribal, and local leaders and stakeholders regarding all related programs in all Federal agencies.
The collaboration shall include and prioritize those who are most impacted by the programs for the purpose implementing or updating such programs and for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness and impacts of such programs.
Within one year after the first Secretary's appointment, the Secretary would have to submit proposed legislation to Congress containing any necessary and appropriate changes to federal law to carry out the bill.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the appointment of the first Secretary, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress proposed legislation containing any necessary and appropriate amendments to the laws of the United States to carry out the purposes of this Act.
The Secretary would encourage citizens to observe Peace Days, including discussions of peacemakers' work and achievements.
The Secretary shall encourage citizens to observe and celebrate the blessings of peace and endeavor to create peace on Peace Days. Such days shall include discussions of the professional activities and the achievements in the lives of peacemakers.
The bill would use existing statutory definitions for elementary and secondary schools, state education agencies, federal agencies, and higher education institutions. Its definition of a nonprofit organization would require both section 501(c)(3) status and tax exemption under section 501(a).
The terms elementary school, secondary school, and State educational agency have the meaning given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
The term Federal agency has the meaning given the term agency in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
The term nonprofit organization means an entity that— (A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)); and (B) is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
The bill would authorize Congress to provide whatever funding is necessary, without specifying a dollar amount. This authorization would not itself supply funds. Of amounts later appropriated under it, at least 85 percent would have to go to domestic peace programs, with their administrative costs counting toward that minimum.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.
Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a), at least 85 percent shall be used for domestic peace programs, including administrative costs associated with such programs.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 16, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 7, 2025. These entries do not establish whether later legislative action or enactment occurred.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-16T08:05:38Z. 2025-02-07: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2025-02-07: Introduced in House
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