Resolution Act.
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
In Committee
Summary
Would create a VA–Public Health Service joint scholarship that places Public Health Service officers into VA medical facilities to train and serve. It also would fund a major nonprofit theater grant program and add a mix of federal rules and small appropriations across agencies.
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- Would send commissioned Public Health Service officers to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences at VA expense, require completion of an initial residency, and obligate service at a VA medical facility for up to 10 years. Officers who fail to complete service would owe up to twice the tuition and related pay, with limited waiver authority.
- Would add a Professional Nonprofit Theater Grant Program for qualifying 501(c)(3) theaters, allowing funds for payroll, production, facility upgrades, training, and certain construction. Grants would be capped at the lesser of 20 percent of an entity's expenditures or $16.0 million and the Secretary could authorize $1.0 billion per year for 2024 through 2028 with at least half reserved for producing theaters.
- Would include varied federal provisions such as a one-year requirement that certain public displays of cut flowers and greens be produced in the United States, protections and tribal consultation for Native American seeds subject to appropriations, an AI-based impersonation ban of federal officials with penalties up to 3 years, SBIR/STTR extensions through 2030 with award caps (10 percent or 15 percent for NIH), requirements for terrorism investigation reports to Congress, and specified $1.0 million FY2027 appropriations to several agencies.
*Would increase federal spending by authorizing up to $1.0 billion per year for theater grants for 2024–2028 and by providing several $1.0 million FY2027 appropriations.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Full meal deduction for fish workers
This bill would let businesses fully deduct meals that are provided on covered fishing vessels or at certain northern U.S. fish processing facilities. Currently those meals are limited to a 50% business deduction. The change would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026. The main benefits would go to employers and to the workers at those vessels and facilities.
Big grants for nonprofit theaters
This bill would create a Professional Nonprofit Theater Grant Program. It would authorize $1 billion a year for each fiscal year from 2024 through 2028. Grants would pay payroll, production, accessibility upgrades, paid training, and other costs. Individual grants would be the smaller of 20% of the group's recent annual spending or $16 million, and at least half of each year's money would go to groups that mainly produce theater. The bill would also fund a two-year Federal study with $1 million and require a public report within two years.
Crime for AI impersonating officials
This bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly use artificial intelligence to impersonate a U.S. officer or employee and create materially false or misleading content. The offense would carry fines or up to three years in prison. The bill would protect clear satire or parody and defines key terms like "artificial intelligence" and "impersonates."
More SBIR commercialization support
This bill would extend and expand SBIR commercialization authorities through fiscal year 2030. It would let each federal SBIR agency use direct-to-Phase II awards and cap those awards at 10% of an agency's SBIR funds each year (15% for NIH). It would also extend Phase 0 and commercialization assistance programs through September 30, 2030 and require agencies to report counts and amounts of awards.
VA pays med school for PHS officers
This bill would let VA pay a Public Health Service officer's tuition and expenses to attend the Uniformed Services University and pay salary while they train. The officer would sign an agreement to serve full time at a VA medical facility for a set period, not to exceed ten years. If the officer does not complete the required service, they would normally have to repay VA twice the tuition and expenses plus twice the salary, allowances, and benefits paid during the training, though VA could waive repayment in some cases. VA, HHS, and DoD would set program rules and yearly cost reconciliation procedures.
Several $1M FY2027 agency funds
This bill would appropriate $1,000,000 for several specific agency purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. That includes $1 million for cooperative endangered species work, $1 million for railroad research and development, $1 million for Bureau of the Fiscal Service operations, $1 million for Space Force personnel costs, $1 million for heart, lung, and blood research at NIH, and $1 million for USDA Rural Development administration. Each payment would be a one-time addition for that fiscal year.
Tribal protections for Native seeds
This bill would require the Interior Department to work with Indian Tribes within one year to identify Native American seeds and support tribal seed banks and traditional agriculture systems. Tribes could label information as culturally sensitive or confidential and it would not be disclosed. The bill does not automatically provide new funds; the work would be subject to future appropriations.
U.S.-grown flowers for federal displays
This bill would require that, starting one year after enactment, cut flowers and greens used in public areas of the White House, State Department, and Defense buildings be produced in the United States. Production in U.S. territories or areas under Tribal jurisdiction would count as U.S. produced. The rule would not apply to personal displays by federal employees.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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