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                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

   Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       EC-1559. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a letter authorizing 2 officers to wear 
     the insignia of the grade of rear admiral (lower half), 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, Sec. 
     503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec. 509(a)(3)); 
     (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1560. A letter from the Assistant for Legislative 
     Affairs, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's interim 
     final rule -- Procedures for Implementing NEPA; Processing of 
     Department of the Army Permits [Docket ID: COE-2025-0006] 
     (RIN: 0710-AB20) received July 21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1561. A letter from the Assistant for Legislative 
     Affairs, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting the Department's interim 
     final rule -- Procedures for Implementing NEPA; Removal 
     [Docket ID: COE-2025-0007] (RIN: 0710-AB28) received July 21, 
     2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-1562. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1563. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1564. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1565. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be

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      enacted during the first session of the 119th Congress; to 
     the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1566. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1567. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1568. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1569. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1570. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1571. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-1572. A letter from the Acting President and Chairman, 
     Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     transmitting a statement with respect to a transaction 
     involving exports to Kazakhstan, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 2 (as added by Public 
     Law 102-266, Sec. 102); (106 Stat. 95); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       EC-1573. A letter from the Agency Representative, United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's final rule -- 2025 Increase of 
     the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized 
     Examination [Docket No.: PTO-P-2025-0009] (RIN: 0651-AD86) 
     received July 21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Education and Workforce.
       EC-1574. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
     transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Allocation of 
     Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for 
     Valuing Benefits received July 21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Education and Workforce.
       EC-1575. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Interim Final 
     Determination To Stay or Defer Sanctions; California; Mojave 
     Desert Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09-OAR-2025-
     0625; FRL-12877-01-R9] received July 22, 2025, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1576. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use 
     Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (24-2.5e); Correction 
     [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0077; FRL-12348-03-OCSPP] (RIN: 2070-AB27) 
     received July 22, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1577. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Afidopyropen; 
     Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0200; FRL-12842-01-
     OCSPP] received July 22, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1578. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Significant New Use 
     Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (23-3.5e); Correction 
     [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0328; FRL-11825-03-OCSPP] (RIN: 2070-AB27) 
     received July 22, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1579. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and 
     Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 
     Nitrogen Oxides Ozone Season Emissions Caps for Non-Trading 
     Large Nitrogen Oxides Units; Amendments [EPA-R03-OAR-2024-
     0512; FRL-12099-02-R3] received July 22, 2025, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1580. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; 
     Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request and Associated 
     Maintenance Plan for the Liberty-Clairton Area for the 1997 
     Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard and 
     Maintenance Plan for the Allegheny County Area for the 2012 
     Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2024-
     0586; FRL-10536-02-R3] received July 22,2025, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 
     868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1581. A letter from the Associate Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting the Agency's direct final rule -- Hazardous and 
     Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion 
     Residuals From Electric Utilities; CCR Management Unit 
     Deadline Extension Rule [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107; FRL-7814.2-
     02-OLEM] (RIN: 2050-AH36) received July 22, 2025, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 
     Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1582. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule 
     -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast 
     States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2023-2024 Biennial 
     Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments 
     [Docket No.: 221206-0261] (RIN: 0648-BM50) received July 21, 
     2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 
     Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural 
     Resources.
       EC-1583. A letter from the Director, Office of 
     Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Administrative 
     False Claims Act of 2023 [NRC-2025-0019] (RIN: 3150-AL31) 
     received July 24, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce.
       EC-1584. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the national emergency 
     with respect to Lebanon, declared in Executive Order 13441 on 
     August 1, 2007, is to continue in effect beyond August 1, 
     2025, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 
     202(d); (90 Stat. 1255) (H. Doc. No. 119--78); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed.
       EC-1585. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     Department's final rule -- International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations: Updates to Certain Proscribed Countries and 
     Other Changes [Public Notice: 12731] (RIN: 1400-AF83) 
     received July 21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 
     Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1586. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau 
     of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report titled, ``Resolution of the Cyprus Dispute''; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       EC-1587. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting DC Act 26-113, 
     ``Disconnect Act of 2025'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, 
     Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 813); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       EC-1588. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting DC Act 26-112, ``Board of 
     Trustees Training Amendment Act of 2025'', pursuant to Public 
     Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 813); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1589. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting DC Act 26-111, ``Review of 
     Agency Action Clarification Amendment Act of 2025'', pursuant 
     to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 813); to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1590. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the 
     District of Columbia, transmitting DC Act 26-116, ``Safe 
     Passage Training and School Engagement Amendment Act of 
     2025'', pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 
     Stat. 813); to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
     Reform.
       EC-1591. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1592. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       EC-1593. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting an action on 
     nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, 
     Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on 
     Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1594. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting the Board's 
     final rule -- Procedures for Applying Payments to

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     Principal and Interest Upon Loan Amortization received July 
     21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-
     121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight 
     and Government Reform.
       EC-1595. A letter from the Executive Director, Interstate 
     Commission on the Potomac River Basin, transmitting the 
     Commission's audited Eighty Fourth Financial Statement for 
     the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024; to the 
     Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1596. A letter from the Chairwoman, National 
     Transportation Safety Board, transmitting the Board's 2025 
     inventory list, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 501 note; Public Law 
     105-270, Sec. 2(c)(1)(A); (112 Stat. 2382); to the Committee 
     on Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1597. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's CY 2024 annual report 
     on the Federal Student Loan Repayment Program, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 5379(h)(2); Public Law 101-510, Sec. 1206(b)(1) (as 
     added by Public Law 106-398, Sec. 1122(a)); (114 Stat. 1654A-
     316); to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
       EC-1598. A letter from the Chairman, Election Assistance 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 2024 Election 
     Administration and Voting Survey Report; to the Committee on 
     House Administration.
       EC-1599. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of 
     Sustainable Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary 
     rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; 
     Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
     Islands Management Area [Docket No. 230306-0065; RTID 0648-
     XD263] received July 21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources.
       EC-1600. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison, 
     Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's final 
     rule -- Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly 
     Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales [TD 10021] 
     (RIN: 1545-BR39) July 21, 2025, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       EC-1601. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; jointly to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and the Judiciary.
       EC-1602. A letter from the Board Members, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the Congressional 
     Justification of Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2026 
     including the Performance Plan for the year, pursuant to 45 
     U.S.C. 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as amended 
     by Public Law 98-76, Sec. 416); (97 Stat. 436) and 31 U.S.C. 
     1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3868); 
     jointly to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, Ways and Means, and Appropriations.
       EC-1603. A letter from the Performing the Duties of the 
     Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting an additional legislative proposal that 
     the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the 
     first session of the 119th Congress; jointly to the 
     Committees on Small Business, Science, Space, and Technology, 
     and Armed Services.

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