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Healthy Babies Act of 2025This bill requires that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) include infant food combinations and dinners as part of the program. (The WIC food packages provide supplemental foods designed to address the specific nutritional needs of income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum individuals, infants, and children up to five years of age …

Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century ActThis bill requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to review and develop a remediation plan for its discount window lending program, which provides loans to depository institutions to support an institution’s security and liquidity.The review must consider topics such as the sufficiency of the technology infrastructure, the effectiveness …

HUD Transparency Act of 2025This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to annually testify before Congress.Specifically, the office must testify regardingefforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse;ability to conduct and supervise audits, investigations, and reviews;actions to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed;recommendations to improve overall …

Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents ActThis bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the salaries and expenses of certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees who are required to work during a lapse in appropriations (i.e., government shutdown) in FY2026.Specifically, the bill provides appropriations to CBP for the salaries and expenses of agents of the U.S. Border Patrol and …