Federal

To increase the death gratuity payable upon the death of a member of the Armed Forces and to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity, and for other purposes.

To amend the Small Business Act to establish a goal for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans in procurement contracts, and for other purposes.

To ensure secure transport of Department of Defense freight, and for other purposes.

To establish a grant program to provide awards to National Laboratories and institutions of higher education to develop secure artificial intelligence (AI) cyber-physical testbeds to simulate grid-scale cyberattacks, and for other purposes.

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to debar child care providers who commit fraud from receiving certain financial assistance, and for other purposes.

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize States to develop directories of career and technical education programs of study and career pathways, and for other purposes.

To amend title 34, United States Code, to authorize eligible privately owned and operated forensic DNA testing laboratories to directly upload qualifying DNA profiles to the National DNA Index System, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for interfering with National Guard protective zones.

To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Clarence Mitchell, Jr. for placement in the United States Capitol.

To amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to reauthorize grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education, and for other purposes.

To establish requirements for when the Secretary of Energy may provide financial assistance to regulated investor owned electric utilities, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with respect to the safe transportation of lithium-ion cells or batteries, and for other purposes.

To limit the removal from the United States of certain recipients of temporary protected status who are essential workers, and for other purposes.

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to limit the eligibility of aliens to receive benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an additional 36 months of entitlement to educational assistance for individuals who serve 20 or more years in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve public safety through the enforcement of Federal immigration law in the interior of the United States, and for other purposes.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to certain small employers for the startup costs of dependent care flexible spending plans.

To establish an alternative use of certain Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not available.

To require the Attorney General to establish a grant program to assist with the medical expenses of qualified working dogs, and for other purposes.