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News roundup: October 30, morning
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Congress
• HR 10944: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain retirement plan distributions used for a down payment or closing costs for a principal residence, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10951: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to wildfires. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10947: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain nanoplastics and microplastics on a certain list of unregulated contaminants published pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) (Congress.gov)
• HRES 1645: Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas answer of "Oxi!" or "No!" to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10949: To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10926: To protect election workers and polling places. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
• HRES 1644: Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month". (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10918: To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring the continuous monitoring of the net heating value or related parameters of certain combustion control devices, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10948: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses, to increase thresholds relating to the applicability of such emphases, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10935: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to offer for sale certain Bureau of Land Management land in Monterey County, California, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
• HCONRES 125: Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 9 through November 15, 2026, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
• HR 10925: To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
Sources
- HR 10944: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain retirement plan distributions used for a down payment or closing costs for a principal residence, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10951: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to wildfires. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10947: To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include certain nanoplastics and microplastics on a certain list of unregulated contaminants published pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) (Congress.gov)
- HRES 1645: Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas answer of "Oxi!" or "No!" to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10949: To direct the Secretary of Defense to expand the priority list for the Public Schools on Military Installations Program of the Department of Defense. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10926: To protect election workers and polling places. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.) (Congress.gov)
- HRES 1644: Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month". (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10918: To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring the continuous monitoring of the net heating value or related parameters of certain combustion control devices, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10948: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts to military spouses, to increase thresholds relating to the applicability of such emphases, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10935: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to offer for sale certain Bureau of Land Management land in Monterey County, California, and for other purposes. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
- HCONRES 125: Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 9 through November 15, 2026, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.) (Congress.gov)
- HR 10925: To require an assessment with respect to the technical capacity of the Department of State to address the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies to facilitate trafficking in persons. (latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.) (Congress.gov)
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